Stokesia laevis

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
Common Name:Stokes' Aster
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:STLA6
Plant Notes:Stokes' Aster is a native perennial in the Aster family (Asteraceae). It is native to the lower third of Alabama. Stokes' Aster occurs in pitcher plant bogs, seeps, low pine woodlands, and in wet ditches. It is a perennial from a tap root or short rhizome. The basal leaves are lanceolate with entire margins. The stem leaves are linear, with toothed margins. Leaves are glabrous and gland dotted. Flowers are produced in heads. The phyllaries (bracts surrounding the head) are spine tipped. Heads are usually produced singly, but may be in corymbs. Heads consists of ray flowers only. The rays are blue, purple, or white. The fruit is an achene. Stokes' Aster is a popular native species and is often available in nurseries. Even though it normally occurs in bogs naturally, it adapts to a wide range of soil and moisture conditions. Best flowering is from plants in full or partial sun. Large clumps can be dug and separated in the autumn and plants can also be grown from seed. It can be used in a perennial bed with other natives such as Bee Balm, Coreopsis, Black-eyed Susan, Indian Pink, and Phlox.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Stokesia
Species Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene - Stokes' Aster

Citation

Citation Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene, Erythea 1(1): 3. 1893.
Basionym: Carthamus laevis Hill 1768.
Type: SOUTH CAROLINA: Cult. in England,

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cartesia centauroides Cartesia centauroides Cassini, Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1816: 198. 1816.  
Carthamus laevis Carthamus laevis Hill, Hort. Kew. 57, t. 5. 1768. SOUTH CAROLINA: Cult. in England
Stokesia cyanea Stokesia cyanea L'Héritier de Brutelle, Sert. Angl. 28. 1789 ("1788"), nom. illegit.Carthamus laevis Hill 1768. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Choctaw, Conecuh, Escambia, Geneva, Mobile, Monroe, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1875 - 1980

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
SAMF0007404 Washington 06 May 2021 Davenport, L.J.
6872		 SAMF
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AMAL00021178 Baldwin 15 May 2008 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-346		 AMAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
TROY000034807 Washington 09 Jun 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12940		 TROY
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
TROY000032099 Mobile 30 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5396		 TROY
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
USAM000002826 Baldwin 23 May 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9251		 USAM
Stokesia laevis (Hill.) Greene
TROY000041100 Choctaw 24 Jun 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7352		 TROY
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UNA00049624 Mobile 08 Jun 1936 Harper, Roland M.
3522		 UNA
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UWAL0001593 Washington 30 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5402		 UWAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
ALNHS00001083 Baldwin 17 May 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#478		 ALNHS
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AMAL00008364 Washington 05 May 2002 Kral, Robert
92537		 AMAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
USAM000002827 Baldwin 27 Mar 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7695		 USAM
Stokesia laevis (Hill.) Greene
TROY000002943 Washington 05 May 2002 Kral, Robert
92537		 TROY
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AUA000008030 Baldwin 11 May 1963 Coats, Euel
 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
ALNHS00003223 Washington 12 May 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1837		 ALNHS
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
JSU123258 Mobile 3 Jun 1970 Kral, Robert
39602		 JSU
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AMAL00003490 Monroe 27 May 2001 Kral, Robert
91201		 AMAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
USAM000002824 Baldwin 09 Jun 1969 Kral, Robert
35206		 USAM
Stokesia laevis (Hill.) Greene
AUA000008034 Washington 24 May 1970 Blankenchip, B.P.
147		 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
AUA000008029 Baldwin 17 May 1964 Creel, John
 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
TROY000030942 Baldwin 17 May 1964 Creel, John
s.n.		 TROY
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UWAL0014727 Washington 25 May 2014 England, J. Kevin
4866		 UWAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UNA00053614 Washington 06 Jun 1981 Haynes, Robert R.
8455		 UNA
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AMAL00003341 Baldwin 26 May 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2061		 AMAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
TROY000031959 Washington 30 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5402		 TROY
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
USAM000002830 Washington 25 May 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4650		 USAM
Stokesia laevis (Hill.) Greene
ALNHS00005092 Baldwin 10 MAY 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3037		 ALNHS
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
USAM000002828 Baldwin 07 May 1977 LeLong, Michel G.
9744		 USAM
Stokesia laevis (Hill.) Greene
UNA00058025 Baldwin 26 May 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2061		 UNA
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AUA000008031 Conecuh 11 Jun 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3361		 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
TROY000016274 Baldwin 03 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3656		 TROY
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AUA000008032 Escambia 4 Jun 1972 Kral, Robert
47218		 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
UNA00049623 Mobile 13 Jun 1875 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UWAL0019137 Choctaw 08 Jun 1996 Kral, Robert
85980		 UWAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UWAL0037766 Baldwin 27 Mar 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7695		 UWAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AUA000027890 Washington 25 May 2014 England, J. Kevin
4866		 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
UNA00049621 Washington 28 May 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2308		 UNA
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AUA000008033 Geneva 14 May 1972 Hanning, D.W.
149		 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
UWAL0009389 Baldwin 03 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3656		 UWAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UWAL0001750 Mobile 30 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5396		 UWAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UWAL0011862 Choctaw 24 Jun 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7351		 UWAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AUA_ACC_70517 Washington 30 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5402		 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
UWAL0034336 Washington 08 Jun 1996 Kral, Robert
85975		 UWAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AUA000008028 Baldwin 17 May 1964 Eldridge, D.
 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
TROY000002942 Monroe 27 May 2001 Kral, Robert
91201		 TROY
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
TROY000043047 Washington 25 May 2014 England, J. Kevin
4866		 TROY
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UNA00049622 Mobile _ Jun 1878 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UWAL0043781 Baldwin 04 Jun 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
370		 UWAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
AUA000008027 Baldwin 26 Jul 1969 Mcvay, D.A.
087		 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
UNA00049625 Washington 05 Aug 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
8132		 UNA
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
USAM000002829 Washington 24 May 1980 Shepard, Susie Hentschel
 USAM
Stokesia laevis (Hill.) Greene
AUA000008035 Washington 8 Jun 1961 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
698		 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
AUA000008036 Washington 6 Jun 1981 Haynes, Robert R.
8455		 AUA
Stokesia Laevis (Hill) Greene
TROY000002941 Baldwin 26 May 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2061		 TROY
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
UWAL0002379 Washington 09 Jun 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12940		 UWAL
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
JSU123257 Baldwin 23 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14267		 JSU
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
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