AILS 
11. Branches of stem more ascending than 
spreading; phyllaries loosely ascending, 
with herbaceous tips only slightly 
broader than midribs. (Also, leaves 
with sterile axillary fascicles). 
14. Ligules blue-violet; network of 
leaf veins distinct, with 
isodiametric areolae. (Also, 
leaves always entire)....... --ee-e- A. praealtus 
14. Ligules white; network of leaf 
veins obscure, with long areolae. 
(Also, leaves either entire or 
SErrate) 0650. .2-- 0s seeccesccees Ae Simplex 
Aster tenuifolius L. Aster 
Java Farm. One station: Fox Creek salt marsh. Hectare 3527. 
Associate species: Baccharis halimifolia, Spartina cynosuroides. 
Higman 96. 
A. subulatus Michx. Aster 
Java Farm. Infrequent in salt marshes and along tidal part of 
Muddy Creek. Associate species: Solidago sempervirens, Distichlis 
spicata, Cyperus strigosus, Spartina patens. Higman 210, 267, 447. 
A. acuminatus Michx.? Aster 
Java Farm. One station: south margin of old field west of road 
to springhouse. Hectare 3416. Dense Lonicera japonica, Rhus radicans, 
and young Liquidambar styraciflua. Also in rubbish on roof of barn. 
Higman 393, 356. 
A. puniceus L. Aster 
Java Farm. One station: side of steep bank of Fox Creek drainage. 
Approx. hectare 2593. Moist, shaded site. Associate species: Panicum 
clandestinum, Onoclea sensibilis, Leersia virginica. Higman 321. 
A. pilosus Willd. Aster 
Java Farm. Infrequent in old fields; collected in hectares 3523 
and 3585. Dense Rhus radicans, Lonicera japonica, and Rubus spp. 
Partial canopy of Diospyros virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua, 
Quercus palustris, Prunus avium, and Viburnum prunifolium. 
Also one station in rubbish on roof of barn, main building area. 
Accessable from tile silo. Hectare 2590. Higman 355, 426, 513. 
