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Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Asteraceae: Symphyotrichum
Classification 1	Asteraceae: Aster
Complex Object	This is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00872805
Other Barcodes on Sheet	;
Collector	H. D. Thoreau
Country	United States of America
State	Massachusetts
Geography	North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
Locality	Mill Brook
Date Collected	1856-09-22
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/72822345-865a-405a-b3c9-0bb28204ac9f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00872805
Herbarium	GH
Family	Asteraceae
Determination	Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willdenow) G. L. Nesom
Determined by	Kittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined	2017
Determination Remarks	[current name]
Annotation Text	var. lanceolatum
Family	Asteraceae
Determination	InQuestion Aster tenuifolius Linnaeus
Determination Remarks	[label name]
Annotation Text	Island A. tenuifolius? v. Sep 25 '58
Subcollection	Thoreau Herbarium
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed
Description	[A. tenuifolius]

Remarks

["Possibly my A.[ster] carneus? (once called.) at Mill Brook some time. ap.[parently] a var[iety] of A[ster] Longifolius -- or else it is A[ster] Novi Belgii Leaves lanceolate -- less firm than longifolius & broader -- serrate -- rough on margin -- stem hairy above in lines, else smooth, flowers smaller than Longifolius -- mid-sized bluish or purplish white -- v.[ide] Sep 25 -- & below" unpublished passage for Journal Sept.22,1856]