Aster COMPOS1TAE Erigeron 



Middle lvs. mostly rhombic-lanceolate or wedge-obovate, 



usually sharply toothed, somewhat pubescent but green. . 5. .4. indicus 



1. Aster fastigiatus Fisch. i&fg (Nii Wan) (Mak.F.71). Erect herb, to lm.; fls. 

 white, IX-X. Northeastern Asia; locally in An., Ku. Roadsides, grassland. 



2. Aster fordii Hemsl. (F.H.E. 1:410). Erect herb, to lm.; fls. rose-purple, VIII-X. 

 Southern and central China; locally in Ki., Ku. Grassland. 



3. Aster scaber Thunb. MMM (Tung Feng Ts'ai; Eastern-wind Plant) (Mak.F.70). 

 Erect herb, to lm.; fls. white, VII-X; petioles winged. Northeastern Asia; locally 

 in An. Moist meadows. 



4. Aster pekinensis (Hance) Merr. (Aster holophyllus Hemsl. ; Asteromoea pekinensis 

 Hance) MM^M (Ssu Yeh Tzu Wan; Small-leaved Aster tartaricus) (ASNP IV. 

 15:225; Suny. 3:262). Brg. herb, to lm.; fls. blue or lavender, VIII-X; stems not 

 striate. Northeastern Asia; locally in An., Ku. Roadsides, grassland. 



5. Aster indicus Linn. (Asteromoea indica Blume, Boltonia indica (L.) Benth., 

 Kalimeris indica (L.) Schulz-Bip.) %^M (Chi Erh Ch'ang; Chicken Intestine) (Mak. 

 F.69). Brg. herb 3-8 dm. high; fls. blue, VII-X; stems striate. Southeastern 

 Asia; locally in An., Ki., Ku. Grassland. Fig. 370. 



Kalimeris shimadae Kitam. is separated (Kit. C. 1:305) from A. indicus by having longer 

 pappus setae, stouter steins and by being more hispid. Specimens are cited (J. J. B. 19:340) from 

 Kiangsu, Kiangsi and Hupeh. 



6. Aster ageratoides Turcz. (H.F. 3:252). Erect herb, tolm.; fls. blue, VIII-X; lvs. 

 3-nerved from base. Eastern Asia; locally in Che., Ki., Ku. Woodland, grassland. 



8. Erigeron Linn. Fleabane gf'HHM (Yeh Huang Chii Shu) 



Branching or scapose herbs with alternate or basal lvs. : heads radiate, in corymbs 

 or panicles, or solitary; bracts of the involucre narrow, mostly in one series: rays white, 

 pink or purple, narrow, very many, pistillate, in 2-3 series: disk fls. yellow, tubular, 

 perfect; corollas 5-lobed: pappus of bristles; fr. flattened, 2-nerved. 250 species, more 

 abundant in the western hemisphere; 6 in China. Greek: eri, early and geron, old 

 man; the ancient name of an early-flowering plant with hoary down.) 



Key to the Species 



Stem lvs. ovate to lanceolate; the lower coarsely serrate: rays evident.. 1. E. anniius 

 Stem lvs. mostly linear; the basal ones sometimes lobed or cleft: rays 

 inconspicuous. 



Heads about 5 mm. across 2 . E. canadensis 



Heads about 15 mm . across 3 . E. limfolivs 



1. Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. Daisy Fleabane — ^=|| (I Nien P'eng; Annual Erigeron) 

 (G.M.1445). Erect annual, to 1.5 m.; fls. white, VI-X. Eastern North America, 

 Eurasia; locally in Ki., Ku. Roadsides, field margins. 



2. Erigeron canadensis Linn. Canada Fleabane 'Jv#;i,l (Hsiao Cheng Ts'ao; Small- 

 erect Herb) (G.M.1447). Erect annual, to 1.5 m.; fls. white, V-X. America, Eur- 

 asia; locally in An., Ki., Ku. Roadsides, field margins. 



3. Erigeron linifolins Willd. WrltWM (Yeh Ti Huang Chii; Wild-Rehmannia Chrys- 

 anthemum) (Be. F. 176). Erect annual, to lm. ; fls. gray-white, V-X. Eurasia, 

 America; locally in An., Ku. Roadsides. Fig. 372. 



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