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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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_ioli2_001_lvd

        

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

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_i_linariifolia_3

October        

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