Common Name: RUSH ASTER, NORTHERN BOG ASTER
Coefficient of Conservatism: 9
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb
Aster borealis of Michigan Flora.
Fens, bogs, open conifer swamps (cedar, tamarack, spruce); wet, often sedgy, sand flats, shores, meadows, and swales.
The rays are usually white, sometimes pinkish or bluish. Occasional intermediate plants suggest hybridization with S. lanceolatum and S. puniceum.
R. W. Smith
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| Alger |
| Allegan |
| Antrim |
| Baraga |
| Barry |
| Benzie |
| Berrien |
| Charlevoix |
| Cheboygan |
| Chippewa |
| Crawford |
| Delta |
| Emmet |
| Gogebic |
| Grand Traverse |
| Gratiot |
| Hillsdale |
| Huron |
| Ingham |
| Ionia |
| Jackson |
| Kalamazoo |
| Keweenaw |
| Lapeer |
| Leelanau |
| Lenawee |
| Livingston |
| Luce |
| Mackinac |
| Macomb |
| Missaukee or Roscommon |
| Montmorency |
| Newaygo |
| Oakland |
| Roscommon |
| Schoolcraft |
| St. Clair |
| Washtenaw |
| Wexford |
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. April, 5, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/476