Doellingeria infirma

Cornel-leaved Aster, Cornel-leaf Whitetop Aster

Doellingeria infirma (Michx.) Greene is native to the Appalachian Mts. and Piedmont from Ohio and Massachusetts south to Georgia and on uplands south to Panhandle Florida (Semple and Chmiewlewski 2006 FNA). The species has a fewer-headed more lax-branched inflorescence than D. umbellata. The species occurs on rich loam and dry rocky soils of deciduous woods. The species is diploid 2n=18.

Doellingeria infirma range draft JCS
Doellingeria infirm, cultivated shoot of S & Ch 6203
Doellingeria infirma, lower leaf, 6203, Georgia
Doellingeria infirma, head, 6203, Towns Co., Georgia

1-3 Doellingeria infirma, Semple & Chmielewski 6203, Towns Co., Georgia.  1. Flowering shoot, cultivated at WAT. 2. Mid stem leaf. 3. Flowering head.

Last updated 27 March 2025 by J.C. Semple

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