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Map 2054 

 Aster paniculatus 

 var. simplex (Willd.) Burgess 



~~ To 



Map 2055 



Aster interior Wieg. 



of my specimens have white flowers, with the exception of one from Henry 

 County. This species prefers a moist habitat and is found in a wide range 

 of situations, but rarely, if ever, in woodland unless it is open. Most of 

 my specimens are from roadside ditches and marshes. 



N. B., N. S., cent. Que. to Wis., southw. to N. J., e. Pa., n. Ohio, n. 111. 

 to Mo. 



18a. Aster paniculatus var. simplex (Willd.) Burgess. (Rhodora 35: 

 32-34. 1933.) Map 2054. This is a more southern and western form of the 

 species. All of my specimens are from moist places in woodland. 



N. B. and Que., S. Dak., and Nebr., southw. to Va., W. Va., and Mo. 



19. Aster interior Wieg. (Rhodora 35 : 35-36. 1933.) {Aster Tradescanti, 

 in part, of Gray, Man., ed. 7.) Map 2055. This is a species of moist wood- 

 land. It is found throughout the state, and is, no doubt, frequent to com- 

 mon in most parts. 



N. Y. to Wis.(?) and 111., southw. to Mo. and La. 



20. Aster linariifolius L. (Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene.) Stiff- 

 leaf Aster. Map 2056. Infrequent in a few of the northwestern counties 

 associated with black and white oak, on dunes, sandy ridges, and knolls. 

 Very rare on the crests of ridges in a few of our southern counties. It 

 has been reported also from Floyd, La Porte, Marshall, Putnam, and Vigo 

 Counties. 



Maine to Minn., southw. to Fla. and Tex. 



21. Aster puniceus L. Purple-stem Aster. Map 2057. Frequent in 

 the northern part of the state, becoming infrequent to very rare in the 

 southern part. It is an inhabitant of springy places along streams and 

 about lakes and swamps. It rarely forms large colonies and sometimes 

 grows to great height. In Noble County, I measured a specimen that was 

 9 feet high. 



Newf., Ont. to Man., southw. to Ga. and Tenn. 



