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
	Aster engelmannii var. glaucescens A. Gray 1884; Aster glaucescens (A. Gray) S.F. Blake; Aster glaucophyllus (Piper) Frye & Rigg; Aster serrulatus (Greene) Frye & Rigg 1912 not Harv.1865; Eucephalus glaucophyllus Piper; Eucephalus macounii Greene; Eucephalus serrulatus Greene;

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
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Eucephalus glaucescens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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

[1] The Plant List, Eucephalus glaucescens (A.Gray) Greene

[2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Eucephalus glaucescens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[4] Flora of North America, Eucephalus glaucescens (A. Gray) Greene, 1896. Klickitat aster

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