Eucephalus glabratus

Eucephalus glabratus is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Siskiyou aster. It grows in brushland or in openings in conifer forests in the mountains of southwestern Oregon and northwestern California.[2]

Eucephalus glabratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Eucephalus
Species:
E. glabratus
Binomial name
Eucephalus glabratus
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster brickellioides var. glabratus Greene 1889
  • Aster glabratus (Greene) S.F. Blake ex M. Peck
  • Aster siskiyouensis A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
  • Eucephalus glandulosus Eastw.

Eucephalus glabratus is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (24 inches) tall, with branching rhizomes. Stems and leaves are hairless or nearly so. One plant will usually produce 3-8 flower heads per stem. Each head has 0-4 violet ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[3]

References
  1. The Plant List, Eucephalus glabratus (Greene) Greene
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Eucephalus glabratus (Greene) Greene, 1896. Siskiyou aster
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