Symphyotrichum foliaceum |
Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum |
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leafybract aster |
alpine leafybract aster |
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Habit | Plants perennial, 0.5–4(6) dm; from elongate rhizomes. | Plants 0.5–2 dm. |
Stems | ascending to erect, glabrous to sparsely pubescent. |
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Leaves | < 7 × as long as wide; margins generally entire; surfaces usually glabrous; basal present at flowering, elliptic to obovate, 3–20 cm; tips acute or sometimes rounded, petiolate; cauline elliptic to obovate, 3–12 cm, bases cuneate to sometimes rounded, subpetiolate to sessile. |
generally 3–10 cm. |
Inflorescences | open; panicle-like arrays. |
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Involucres | 6–16 mm. |
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Ray florets | 15–50(60); rays 8–18 mm, violet-purple. |
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Phyllaries | in 4–6 subequal series, oblanceolate to oblong or linear; tips acute; surfaces glabrous or puberulent; inner bases scarious-margined; tips green; outer often leaf-like, bases not scarious-margined. |
usually purple-tinged, subequal or the outer slightly longer. |
Fruits | pubescent; pappus bristles 5–8 mm, white to pale brown. |
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Heads | 1–12. |
1(4). |
2n | =16, 32, 48, 64. |
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Symphyotrichum foliaceum |
Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Western North America. 4 varieties; 2 varieties treated in Flora. Varieties of S. foliaceum intergrade with S. spathulatum and S. cusickii where their ranges overlap. |
Alpine meadows. Flowering Jul–Sep. 1800–2900 m. BR, BW, Casc, ECas. CA, ID, WA; north to British Columbia, northeast to MT, east to WY. Native. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 357 Geraldine Allen |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 357 Geraldine Allen |
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Synonyms | Aster foliaceus | Aster foliaceus var. apricus |
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