The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Genus:
Aster L. L.
Species:
Aster puniceus L.
Species Note:
Incl. var. lucidulus Gray
Synonym(s):

Aster lucidulus (Gray) Wieg.

Species Common Name:
swamp aster
Habitat:
Marshy ground; fens
Abundance and Distribution:
Infrequent in Des Moines Lobe and in Iowan Surface; rare southeast and south central: Decatur County 1903 and Muscatine county 1927
Origin:
Native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e2001