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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsteraceae: Aster
Classification 1Asteraceae: Symphyotrichum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00002963
Type StatusTypeMaterial, NotType, Lectotype
CollectorC. G. D. Nees
CountryPoland
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Poland
Localitycult in horto Vratislav.
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a94e7a10-f053-460c-86a8-4b9c10194bee
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00002963
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipEx herbario C. G. Nees ab Esenbeck
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status TypeMaterial
TypeMaterial of Aster firmus Nees
Verified byBoufford, David Edward
Date Determined1982
Annotation Textspec. on right
Taxon Reference(for Aster firmus Nees) Gen. Sp. Aster. 1818. 25.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status NotType
NotType of Aster firmus Nees
Verified byM. H. Hoffmann (HAL)
Date Determined1995-08-**
Annotation Text(Species on right) The original citation is from the Botanical Garden at Wurzburg, Germany. The species at hand is from Wroclau/Breslau (Poland) and was labeled by Schultz-Bipontinus.The Type is now at BM. this specimen is from Wurzburg and labelled by Nees. (BM 16976)
Taxon Reference(for Aster firmus Nees) Gen. Sp. Aster. 1818. 25.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Aster firmus Nees
Verified byJones, Almut Gitter
Date Determined1980
Taxon Reference(for Aster firmus Nees) Gen. Sp. Aster. 1818. 25.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Symphyotrichum firmum (Nees) G. L. Nesom
Determination Remarks [filed under]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster firmus Nees
Determined byJones, Almut Gitter
Date Determined1980
Annotation Text[specimen on left] Aster near firmus Nees, perh. intergrading w. A. puniceus
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster sp.
Determined byShinners, Lloyd Herbert
Date Determined1942-12-18
Annotation TextApparently of hybrid origins. Leaf texture suggests A. laevis; involucre A. laevis & puniceus; scabrous leaf surface A. puniceus
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster firmus Nees
Determined byShinners, Lloyd Herbert
Date Determined1942-12-18
Annotation TextAuthentic specimes - see label at top
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster puniceus Linnaeus
Determined byShinners, Lloyd Herbert
Date Determined1942-12-18
Annotation Text[specimen on left] A form of A. puniceus L. Not identical with A. firmus opposite
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster puniceus var. laevicaulis A. Gray
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2017]
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster firmus Nees
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation Textmihi
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [193MB]
Full Quality [30MB]
Remarks["The species at hand is from Wroclau/Breslau (Poland)" det. M. H. Hoffmann viii/1995 (HAL)]

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