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--Boundary_(ID_ftyYMaQ7lDQH0gsjh4JmHA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Jane, I agree with the others that this is very probably a fleabane, Erigeron sp., and you really need the old and better the new Roland's (and Smith's) Flora of Nova Scotia, latest edition by Marian Munro (Zinck). I believe the new Roland's Flora is available in all public libraries and high school libraries -- the availability goes back to Robbie Harrison, who was the Minister of Education when the newest Flora was published. Zinck/Munro will give a list of known Erigeron species for N.S., and the list should be similar in the old Roland and Smith (1969??) if you can find one. Cheers, and let us know what you find, from Jim in Wolfville. One more thing: your use of "floret" here should be "flower-head" for members of the daisy or aster family (formerly Compositae, now Asteraceae, I think), since both the rays and the components of the disc of the flower-head are the tiny individual florets or flowers. Begin forwarded message: > From: David&Jane Schlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: November 18, 2010 11:28:16 AM AST > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Autumn Flora > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > I have a lovely aster-like flower still blooming in my garden. I'm > wondering if it is erigon strigosus (not illustrated in my > Peterson). The rays are so thin as to look almost like bristles. > The floret is about an inch across with the rays a pale pinky > lavender, shading to white near the centre. The ridged stalks are > slightly hairy, leaves not toothed or very faintly toothed, > sessile. The florets are near the ends of the stalks. > Could someone hazard a guess from this description? > Thanks. > Jane Schlosberg --Boundary_(ID_ftyYMaQ7lDQH0gsjh4JmHA) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Jane, I agree with the others that this is very probably a fleabane, = Erigeron sp., and you really need the old and better the new Roland's = (and Smith's) Flora of Nova Scotia, latest edition by Marian Munro = (Zinck). I believe the new Roland's Flora is available in all = public libraries and high school libraries -- the availability goes back = to Robbie Harrison, who was the Minister of Education when the newest = Flora was published. Zinck/Munro will give a list of known = Erigeron species for N.S., and the list should be similar in the old = Roland and Smith (1969??) if you can find one. Cheers, and let us = know what you find, from Jim in Wolfville.<div><br></div><div>One more = thing: your use of "floret" here should be "flower-head" for members of = the daisy or aster family (formerly Compositae, now Asteraceae, I = think), since both the rays and the components of the disc of the = flower-head are the tiny individual florets or = flowers.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">David&Jane Schlosberg <<a = href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&= gt;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">November 18, 2010 11:28:16 AM = AST</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RE: [NatureNS] Autumn = Flora</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div><font = color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span = class=3D"500571815-18112010">I have a lovely aster-like flower still = blooming in my garden. I'm wondering if it is <u>erigon = strigosus</u> (not illustrated in my Peterson). The rays are so = thin as to look almost like bristles. The floret is about an inch = across with the rays a pale pinky lavender, shading to white near the = centre. The ridged stalks are slightly hairy, leaves not toothed = or very faintly toothed, sessile. The florets are near the ends of = the stalks.</span></font></div> <div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"500571815-18112010">Could someone hazard a = guess from this description?</span></font></div> <div><font = color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span = class=3D"500571815-18112010">Thanks.</span></font></div> <div><font = color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span = class=3D"500571815-18112010">Jane = Schlosberg</span></font></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_ftyYMaQ7lDQH0gsjh4JmHA)--
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