Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ionactis linariifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ionactis linariifolius
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ionactis linariifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH A new species of Ionactis (Asteraceae: Astereae) from the east Gulf Coastal Plain (Nesom, 2020)
Ionactis linariifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Ionactis linariifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-031:
Aster linariifolius FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ionactis linariifolius
COMMON NAME:
Stiffleaf Aster, Flaxleaf Aster, Spruce Aster
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_i_linariifolia
June
An intensely yellow disc and 7-15 lilac-blue rays, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ionactis_linariifolia
June
Occurs in dry open woods, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
JK Marlow jkm061029_185
October Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Leaves stiff, linear, entire, with a single prominent vein, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm071021_033b
October Oconee County SC
Thick needle-like leaves have only one prominent vein, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
JK Marlow jkm161001_138
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
JK Marlow jkm161001_139
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Involucres turbinate; bracts whitish with green midrib, appressed, glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
involucral bracts of North American asters
JK Marlow jkm161001_140
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
JK Marlow jkm161001_141
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Will Stuart wil_4059981702_7e452339b4
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Most of the inflorescences appear reflexed. — Will Stuart
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ionactis linariifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ionactis linariifolius
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ionactis linariifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A new species of Ionactis (Asteraceae: Astereae) from the east Gulf Coastal Plain (Nesom, 2020)
Ionactis linariifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Ionactis linariifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-031:
Aster linariifolius
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ionactis linariifolius