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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsteraceae: Aster
Classification 1Asteraceae: Symphyotrichum
Classification 2Asteraceae: Aster
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00003762
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorO. K. Lakela
Collector number25610
CountryUnited States of America
StateFlorida
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Florida: Hillsborough County
LocalityNorthwest of Tampa. site south of Fla. Rte. 580 and west of Rocky Creek. Double Branch River, east side of the bridge #580
Date Collected1962-12-24
HabitatDisturbed open pineland with secondary longleaf pine, sabal and saw palmetto, Myrica, Lyonia, and Befaria. Salt flats
ContainerPlants of Florida
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2ecefb3a-903a-49b6-9217-825b8d89beb4
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00003762
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tenuifolius var. aphyllus R. W. Long
Annotation TextType
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tenuifolius Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Symphyotrichum tenuifolium var. aphyllum (R. W. Long) S. D. Sundberg
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Aster tenuifolius var. aphyllus R. W. Long
Verified byJones, Almut Gitter
Date Determined1982
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Aster tenuifolius var. aphyllus R. W. Long) Rhodora 1970. 72: 40.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationAsteraceae: Aster
Classification 1Asteraceae: Symphyotrichum
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00872803
Other Barcodes on Sheet;
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateVermont
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Vermont
LocalityConnecticut R. [River] side
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c2ce54e9-3761-4549-a7e5-4072621b5a08
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00872803
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tenuifolius Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [is label name]
Annotation TextFrost's A. tenuifolius
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willdenow) G. L. Nesom
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation Textvar. lanceolatum
SubcollectionThoreau Herbarium
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Description[A. tenuifolius]
Remarks["Frost thought a longifolius-like white aster above mid size by Connecticut -- A Tenuifolius?" unpublished passage for Journal Sept. 6, 1856; “Sept. 11. . . These are the plants I obtained on this excursion: . . . A. tenuifolius (?) Frost.” Journal 9: 78-79. 1856]

ClassificationAsteraceae: Aster
Classification 1Asteraceae: Symphyotrichum
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00872805
Other Barcodes on Sheet;
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
LocalityMill Brook
Date Collected1856-09-22
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/72822345-865a-405a-b3c9-0bb28204ac9f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00872805
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
DeterminationInQuestion Aster tenuifolius Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [is label name]
Annotation TextIsland A. tenuifolius? v. Sep 25 '58
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willdenow) G. L. Nesom
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation Textvar. lanceolatum
SubcollectionThoreau Herbarium
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Description[A. tenuifolius]
Remarks["Possibly my A.[ster] carneus? (once called.) at Mill Brook some time. ap.[parently] a var[iety] of A[ster] Longifolius -- or else it is A[ster] Novi Belgii Leaves lanceolate -- less firm than longifolius & broader -- serrate -- rough on margin -- stem hairy above in lines, else smooth, flowers smaller than Longifolius -- mid-sized bluish or purplish white -- v.[ide] Sep 25 -- & below" unpublished passage for Journal Sept.22,1856]

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