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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Eurybia compacta
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eurybia compacta
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-015:
Aster gracilis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
COMMON NAME:
Slender Aster
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_asgr7_001_lvd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_eurybia_compacta1
September Moore County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_eurybia_compacta1b
September Moore County NC
Leaves thick, firm (only midnerves conspicuous), scabrous, per Flora of North America.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_eurybia_compacta1c
September Moore County NC
Ray florets (5)8-14; corollas blue-violet to rose-purple or bluish, often pale, per Flora of North America.