Herrickia wasatchensis

Herrickia wasatchensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Herrickia
Species: H. wasatchensis
Binomial name
Herrickia wasatchensis
(M.E.Jones) Brouillet 2004
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster glaucus var. wasatchensis M.E. Jones 1895
  • Aster wasatchensis (M.E. Jones) S.F. Blake
  • Eucephalus wasatchensis (M.E. Jones) Rydb.
  • Eurybia wasatchensis (M.E. Jones) G.L. Nesom

Herrickia wasatchensis is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster family, called the Wasatch aster . It has been found only in the States of Utah and Arizona in the western United States.[2][3]

Herrickia wasatchensis is a perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) tall from a woody underground caudex. The plant produces flower heads in groups of 2-20 or more heads. Each head contains 13–21 white or pink ray florets surrounding 26–43 yellow disc florets.[4]


References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Herrickia wasatchensis (M.E. Jones) Brouillet
  2. ↑ Nesom, G. L. (2009). Taxonomic overview of Eurybia sect. Herrickia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3(1): 161–167. includes distribution map on page 163, as Eurybia wasatchensis
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Herrickia wasatchensis
  4. ↑ Flora of north America, Herrickia wasatchensis (M. E. Jones) Brouillet, 2004. Wasatch aster
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