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Hello Anne,
My understanding is that *Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
*<http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/next?v_tsn=566335&taxa=&p_format=&p_ifx=cbif&p_lang=>is
the curretnly acepted scientific name for this species. See:
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/next?v_tsn=522227&taxa=&p_king=every&p_string=containing&p_ifx=cbif&p_lang
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Ron Arsenault
Memramcook, N.B.
2008/10/29 Anne Mills <ocotillo@ns.sympatico.ca>
> The flowers are Aster novi-belgii, New York Aster. Cheers, Anne
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Shaw" <srshaw@dal.ca>
> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:46 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] New York Aster flowers?
>
>
>
> 28 October: I recently collected some insects from one of the few flower
>> sets that are still in bloom in late October, most recently near York
>> Redoubt in Halifax, and would like a tentative ID for this plant. The
>> flowers are 2-3 cm across, have pale blue-violet petals (rays) with a yellow
>> central disk, multiple heads per stalk and simple blade-like leaves. They
>> are very common in clumps at the roadside and on unused land and look like
>> what I used to call michaelmas daisies. I counted about 25 petals per head
>> though they are looking quite beaten up by this date, so perhaps had a few
>> more petals originally.
>>
>> As a non-botanist, I think these are most likely asters, either New York
>> Aster (Symphotrichum novi-belgii), with New England Aster (Symphotrichum
>> novae-angliae) less likely -- that species should have ~40 petals per head.
>> Maybe this info is not much to go on for a possible ID, but does it sound
>> like a reasonable guess, or is there something else out there that I should
>> be considering instead?
>>
>> Any suggestions welcome, including "get yourself a decent flower-ID book".
>>
>> Steve
>> Halifax
>>
>>
--
Ronald G. Arsenault
Memramcook, N.B.
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<div>Hello Anne,</div>
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<div>My understanding is that Symphyotrichum novi-belgii is the curretnly acepted scientific name for this species. See: http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/next?v_tsn=522227&taxa=&p_king=every&p_string=containing&p_ifx=cbif&p_lang=</div>
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<div>Ron Arsenault</div>
<div>Memramcook, N.B.<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">2008/10/29 Anne Mills <span dir="ltr"><ocotillo@ns.sympatico.ca></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">The flowers are Aster novi-belgii, New York Aster. Cheers, Anne<br><br><br>----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Shaw" <srshaw@dal.ca><br>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br>Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:46 PM<br>Subject: [NatureNS] New York Aster flowers?
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">28 October: I recently collected some insects from one of the few flower sets that are still in bloom in late October, most recently near York Redoubt in Halifax, and would like a tentative ID for this plant. The flowers are 2-3 cm across, have pale blue-violet petals (rays) with a yellow central disk, multiple heads per stalk and simple blade-like leaves. They are very common in clumps at the roadside and on unused land and look like what I used to call michaelmas daisies. I counted about 25 petals per head though they are looking quite beaten up by this date, so perhaps had a few more petals originally.<br>
<br>As a non-botanist, I think these are most likely asters, either New York Aster (Symphotrichum novi-belgii), with New England Aster (Symphotrichum novae-angliae) less likely -- that species should have ~40 petals per head. Maybe this info is not much to go on for a possible ID, but does it sound like a reasonable guess, or is there something else out there that I should be considering instead?<br>
<br>Any suggestions welcome, including "get yourself a decent flower-ID book".<br><br>Steve<br>Halifax<br><br></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Ronald G. Arsenault<br>Memramcook, N.B.<br>
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