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 north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
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
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ioli2_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ionactis_linariifolia
June
Occurs in dry open woods, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm161001_139
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Bracts around the head are whitish with a green midrib or all green, appressed, rough-margined, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
COMPARE
involucral bracts of North American asters
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JK Marlow jkm161001_141
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm231024_6217
October Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm231024_6218
October Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm231024_6220
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).
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JK Marlow jkm231024_6222
October Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Ray flowers 7-15, lilac-blue to violet-blue, 1-2cm long, disc flowers bright yellow, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm231024_6223
October Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Although common and often passed by, it is one of our most beautiful asters, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_i_linariifolia_3
October
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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 north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
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
158
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry pine savannas, longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, prairie-like openings, glades, and barrens, high elevation rock outcrops and glades, to at least 1450 m, dry roadbanks, woodland edges, rocky woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA Mountains & GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Blue/ Violet
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Flower heads in loose corymbs or sometimes solitary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p116
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p046
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p108
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p312
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p458
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p435
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p172
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p093
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p325
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p211
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p089
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