COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
8334
catalog_number
8334
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.8334_1200.Ast_ser1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.8334_1200.Ast_ser1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:8334
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:8334
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Aster sericeus Vent.
scientific_name
Aster sericeus Vent.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Asteraceae
family
Asteraceae
Family
false
Genus:
Aster
genus
Aster
Genus
false
Species:
sericeus
specific_epithet
sericeus
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
Vent.
scientific_name_author
Vent.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Chase
county
Chase
County
false
Locality:
Strong City, 3.5 mi N, 1.5 mi W. Z-Bar Ranch.
locality
Strong City, 3.5 mi N, 1.5 mi W. Z-Bar Ranch.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Flint Hills
physiographic_province
Flint Hills
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Flint Hills tallgrass prairie
associated_plant_community
Flint Hills tallgrass prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
9/21/1999
date_collected
9/21/1999
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek aster, "star"
genus_name_meaning
From Greek aster, "star"
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
silky
species_name_meaning
silky
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Silky aster
common_names
Silky aster
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 3-6 dm
description
Height: 3-6 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Ray florets are reddish-purple to pink or blue; disk florets are yellow. Flowers bloom from August to October.
description
Species description: Ray florets are reddish-purple to pink or blue; disk florets are yellow. Flowers bloom from August to October.
Description
false
Description:
"Species description: Erect perennial herb with clustered, wiry stems arising from a woody base. Leaves are alternate, simple, and densely covered with silky silvery hairs."
description
"Species description: Erect perennial herb with clustered, wiry stems arising from a woody base. Leaves are alternate, simple, and densely covered with silky silvery hairs."
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Prairies.
description
Habitat: Prairies.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern two-fifths of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern two-fifths of the state.
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in dry, poor, rocky or sandy soil in full sun."
description
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in dry, poor, rocky or sandy soil in full sun."
Description
false
Color:
Reddish purple
color
Reddish purple
Color
false