Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Eurybia radula
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eurybia radula
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eurybia radula
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Eurybia radula
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Aster radula
COMMON NAME:
Rough-leaved Aster, Low Rough Aster
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_asra8_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Eurybia radula
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eurybia radula
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eurybia radula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Eurybia radula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Aster radula
3404
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Circumneutral to calcareous wet meadows, possibly stream banks, per Weakley's Flora
Native north of the Carolinas
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Pale blue-violet
Disc: Yellow
Flower heads with 13-30 ray flowers
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Flower heads in flat corymbs
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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