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Search Term(s): Boltonia asteroides var. glastifolia   (1 record found)

ASTERACEAE
Aster Family
Boltonia asteroides var. glastifolia  (Eastern doll's-daisy)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Boltonia: for Englist botanist James Bolton (1735-1799); asteroides: resembles an Aster; glastifolia: meaning uncertain
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
August-September
Physiographic Province
☐ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☐ New Castle
☐ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Seasonally flooded wetland depressions
State Status
Rare
Piedmont Status
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Coastal Plain Status
Rare
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Southern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
9
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
Natural distribution ranges from the south, north to southern New Jersey. Variety asteroides occurs along the Susquehanna River in Maryland and Pennsylvania; variety latisquama is native to the mid-western U.S.; variety recognita can be found in the Upper Mississippi Valley and northeast to Lake Erie.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Coastal Plain Seasonal Ponds (Isolated non-tidal forested wetland)
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