Doellingeria umbellata var. pubens
in N. L. Britton and A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 392. 1898.
Common names: Aster pubescent
Basionym: Aster umbellatus var. pubens A. Gray
Synonyms: Aster pubentior CronquistDoellingeria pubens (A. Gray) RydbergDoellingeria umbellata subsp. pubens (A. Gray) Á. Löve & D. Löve
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 44.
Revision as of 01:41, 27 July 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Plants 50–120 cm. Leaves densely puberulent (more than 12 hairs/mm2), abaxially moderately to densely canescent (indument often dense over entire plant). Phyllaries sparsely piloso-villous, sometimes more densely apically. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Moist soils, clearings, thickets, margins of forests and near streams, prairies
Elevation: 100–500(–700) m
Distribution
Alta., Man., Ont., Que., Sask., Ill., Iowa, Mich., Minn., Nebr., N.Dak., Wis.
Discussion
Disjunct populations of var. pubens are found in Alberta. The indument is often dense over the entire plant. The leaves are moderately to densely canescent abaxially.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.