780 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 
Aster oblongifolius Nutt. Gen. 2: 156. 1818. PRAIRIE ASTER, 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 257. Gray, Syn. F1.N. A.1, pt. 2: 178. Chap. Fl. ed. 3,223. Coul- 
ter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:194. 
Carolinian to Louisianian area. Illinois and Missouri to Minnesota and Nebraska; 
Pennsylvania and Virginia south to Tennessee, west to Texas and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Central prairies. Dry banks and hillsides. Madi- 
son County, Huntsville, sunny hillsides, flank of Montesano, 1,000 feet altitude. 
. Lee County, Auburn. ‘Tuscaloosa County. Montgomery County, in the prairies. 
Flowers azure; September, October. Infrequent. 
Type locality: ‘On the banks of the Missouri. a 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Aster puniceus L. Sp. Pl. 2:875. 1753. PURPLE-STEMMED ASTER, 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 263. Gray, Syn. F1.N. A.1, pt.2:195. Chap. Fl. ed. 3, 223. 
Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. Nova Scotia and maritime Canada to the 
Rocky Mountains; New England west to Minnesota, Dakota, West Virginia, to 
northern Ilinois, mountains of North Carolina, and northwestern Georgia. 
AvaBama: Mountainregion. Metamorphic hills. Swampy borders of woods. Lee 
County, Auburn (Ff. S. Earle). Flowers violet to purple; September, October. Rare; 
only locality known in the State. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in America septentrionali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mobr. 
Aster concolor L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 2: 1228. 1763. SOUTHERN SILKY ASTER. 
Ell. Sk. 2:350. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 258. Chap. 11.200. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1. pt. 2: 
180. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern New England and New York to 
southern Ohio, Tennessee, and Florida, and west to Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Metamorphic hills to Coast plain. Dry pine woods. Mobile County, 
sandy pine ridges. Tallapoosa County (4. 4. Smith). Lee County, Auburn, sterile 
hills. Rays violet; October, November. Frequent. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol, Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Aster gracilis Nutt. Gen. 2: 158. 1818. SLENDER ASTER. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6,256. Chap. Fl. 199. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1: 176. Britt. & 
Br. Ill. Fl. 3: 378. 
Carolinian area. New Jersey, Kentucky, and Tennessee. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Open woods. Dekalb County, Lookout Monntain, 
near Mentone. Flowers azure; September. Infrequent. 
Type locality: ‘In the Savannahs of Kentucky and Tennessee.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Aster adnatus Nutt. Journ. Acad. Phila. 7:82. 1834-1837. SMALL-LEAF ASTER, 
Aster microphyllus Torr.; Lindl. in DC. Prodr. 5: 244. 1835. 
Chap. Fl. 200. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 2: 180. 
Lonisianian area. Florida to Mississippi. 
Arabama: Lower Pine region, barren pine ridges. Mobile County, Springhill 
(Gates), Flowers violet; October, November. Not infrequent. 
Type locality: ‘‘In Alabama and West Florida. Mr. Ware.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Aster patens Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 201. 1789. SPREADING ASTER. 
Aster amplexicaulis Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 114. 1803. 
Ell. Sk. 2:361. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 258. Chap. Fl. 200. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2: 180. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 195. 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. New Brunswick, Ontario; Massachusetts west 
to Minnesota and Nebraska; south to the Ohio Valley, Missouri, and Arkansas, and 
from New Jersey to Florida and Texas. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Coast plain. Dry open copses, hillsides, borders of 
woods, Cullman County. Talladega County, Renfroe; Alpine Mountain, 1,800 feet. 
Not seen in the low country. 
Type locality: ‘Native of Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Aster patens tenuicaulis nom. nov. SLENDER SPREADING AJTER. 
Aster patens gracilis Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag.1:97. 1835. Not A. gracilis Nutt. 1818. 
Gray, Syn. FLN.A.1, pt.2:180. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 195. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Tennessce ((atlinger) to Louisiana and Texas. 
