. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 31. THISTLE FAMILY. 4J5 19. Aster Lowrieanus Porter. Lowrie's or Fall Aster. Fig. 4300. Aster cordifolius var. laevigatus Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 16: 67. 1889. Not A. laevigatus Lam. 1783. Aster Lowrieanus Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 21: 121. 1894. Glabrous, or very nearly so throughout; stem branched, i°-4° high. Leaves thickish, firm, a little succulent,
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 31. THISTLE FAMILY. 4J5 19. Aster Lowrieanus Porter. Lowrie's or Fall Aster. Fig. 4300. Aster cordifolius var. laevigatus Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 16: 67. 1889. Not A. laevigatus Lam. 1783. Aster Lowrieanus Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 21: 121. 1894. Glabrous, or very nearly so throughout; stem branched, i°-4° high. Leaves thickish, firm, a little succulent, the basal slender-peti- oled, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, mostly cordate, acute or obtusish, serrate, or sometimes in- cised, 2'-6' long, those of the stem ovate to oblong, often cordate, contracted into winged petioles, the uppermost lanceolate; heads usu- ally not very numerous, 2V-3" high, loosely panicled; involucre turbinate, its bracts obtuse or obtusish, appressed; rays light blue, 3"-4" long, but variable in length. In woods, Connecticut and southern New York to Pennsylvania, Ontario, North Carolina and Kentucky. Races differ in leaf-form and serration. Bee-weed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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