Eucephalus elegans

Eucephalus elegans is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster family known by the common name elegant aster. It is native to the western United States, largely the Great Basin, in the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming.[3]

Eucephalus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Eucephalus
Species:
E. elegans
Binomial name
Eucephalus elegans
Nutt. 1940
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster perelegans A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.
  • Aster elegans (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray 1841[2], not Willd. 1803
  • Eucephalus frigidus Gand.
  • Eucephalus perelegans (A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.) W.A.Weber
  • Eucephalus scaber Gand.

Eucephalus elegans is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall, with a woody caudex. One plant will usually produce 3-15 flower heads in a showy array. Each head has 5–8 purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Eucephalus elegans Nutt.
  2. Torr. & A. Gray Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 159 1841
  3. Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Eucephalus elegans Nuttall, 1840. Elegant aster
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