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Re: New England Aster

Alan
	If the New England Aster you are referring is Aster novae-angliae,
then white flowered forms are possible.  Swink and Wilhelm, Plants of the
Chicago Region says it can have rose and white ray flowers.  Steyermark,
Flora of Missouri, says the usual color is violet-purple to deep purple
and characterizes Aster novae-angliae f. nova-angliae.  Forms with white
rays characterize Aster novae-angliae f. geneseensis, but had not (as of
1963) been recorded in Missouri.

On Wed, 21 Oct 1998 Alan_Rider@ILLINOVA.COM wrote:

> As I was marking Asters in bloom, to harvest the seed later, I came across
> a New England Aster with, of course, the purple flowers.  Next to it (like
> 8 inches) was some sort of white flowered aster.  As I looked at it to
> decide if it was something other than the ultra aggressive Flea Bane Daisy,
> the leaf pattern/structure and overall plant looked virtually the same as
> the New England Aster.
> I have several books I use to identify plants, but could not identify any
> white Aster.
> Am I looking at a New England Aster mutation or something else.?
> Probably need a more expansive book to ID plants.  Suggestions?
> Area is central ILLinois.
> thanks
> 
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