University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin State Herbarium (WIS)
v0220482WIS
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Aster oblongifolius Nutt.
Asteraceae
Cochrane, Theodore S.; Staffen, Amy D.
14524
2006-07-14
2006-07-14
United States, Wisconsin, Dane, Forward. Behind Jean & Alexander G. Elkins house, 204 CTH U (E side of Hwy.), 2.5 mi. S of Primrose, 3.7 mi. due NNW of downtown New Glarus, 0.6 mi. N of Green Co. line
42.8667072 -89.65425372 +-285m.
T05N R07E sec34 SE4NW4;
Latitude/Longitude was derived from the Township, Range, Section location. This causes an imprecision.
302 meters
990 ft
Open eroding sandstone slope below cliff, SW-facing. Poa compressa-dominant (Schizachyrium scoparium dominant lower down nearer house), with Asclepias verticillata, Bouteloua curtipendula, Danthonia spicata, Dichanthelium perlongum-occasional, Juniperus virginiana-scattered, Lepidium densiflorum, Lithospermum incisum-rare, and Prunus serotina-scattered saplings. The most plants of this aster I've ever seen anywhere. Must have been a nice prairie once, now thoroughly invaded by Coronilla varia and beyond management help.