Eucephalus glaucescens
| Eucephalus glaucescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Eucephalus |
| Species: | E. glaucescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucephalus glaucescens (A. Gray) Greene 1896 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eucephalus glaucescens is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Klickitat aster.[2] It grows on rocky slopes and in subalpine meadows at high elevations on and near Mt. Adams in the south-central part of the US State of Washington.[3]
Eucephalus glaucescens is a perennial herb up to 160 cm (5 1⁄3 ft) tall, with a woody caudex. Stems are hairless. Leaves are whitish and waxy. One plant will usually produce 5-60 flower heads in a large array. Each head has 8-13 purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[4]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Eucephalus glaucescens (A.Gray) Greene
- ↑ "Eucephalus glaucescens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Eucephalus glaucescens (A. Gray) Greene, 1896. Klickitat aster
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Washington in 1883, probable type material for Aster engelmannii var. glaucescens/Eucephalus glaucescens
- Paul Slichter, Members of the Sunflower Family with Daisy- or Sunflower-like Flower Heads, Klickitat Aster. Eucephalus glaucescens photos
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