Stems puberulent only near summits. Leaves: petioles glabrous; blades lance-elliptic to lanceolate or lance-ovate, 8–25 × 2.5–9 cm, relatively thin, bases gradually narrowed, abaxial faces usually glabrate, seldom strongly puberulent; distalmost whorls of leaves directly subtending heads not surpassing heads (blades 1.5–2.5 × 0.2–0.5 cm). Phyllaries mostly glabrous, outer often hairy.

Phenology: Flowering late summer–early fall.
Habitat: Moist sites, calcareous soils, open sun or partial shade
Elevation: 10–1800 m

Distribution

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St. Pierre and Miquelon, N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Conn., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

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