. 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 102nd meridian. THISTLE FAMILY. 419 31. Aster puniceus L. Purple-stem puniceus L. Sp. PI. 875. Red-Stalk orFig. 4312. 1753- Stem usually stout, reddish, corymbosely orracemosely branched above, hispid with rigidhairs to glabrous, 3°-8° high. Leaves lanceolateto oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, sessile and clasp-ing by a broad or narrowed base, sharply serrate,or entire, usually very
. 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 102nd meridian. THISTLE FAMILY. 419 31. Aster puniceus L. Purple-stem puniceus L. Sp. PI. 875. Red-Stalk orFig. 4312. 1753- Stem usually stout, reddish, corymbosely orracemosely branched above, hispid with rigidhairs to glabrous, 3°-8° high. Leaves lanceolateto oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, sessile and clasp-ing by a broad or narrowed base, sharply serrate,or entire, usually very rough above, pubescent onthe midrib or glabrous beneath, 3-6 long, ¥-i¥wide; heads generally numerous, I-ii broad;involucre nearly hemispheric, its bracts linear oroblong, attenuate, imbricated in about 2 series,glabrous or ciliate, green, loose, spreading, nearlyequal, sometimes broadened; rays 20-40, violet-purple or pale (rarely white), 5-7 long, showy;pappus nearly white; achenes pubescent. In swamps, Newfoundland to Ontario, Manitoba,Minnesota, Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio and differ in pubescence, leaf-form and leaf-serra-tion. Early purple aster. Swan-weed. Cocash. Meadow-scabish.
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