Eurybia kingii
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| Species: | H. kingii
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Herrickia kingii is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster family, called the King's serpentweed[2] or King's aster. It has been found only in the State of Utah in the western United States.[3][4]
Herrickia kingii is a small perennial herb rarely more than 12 centimeters (2.8 inches) tall from a woody underground caudex. The plant produces flower heads in groups of 1-5 heads. Each head contains 13-27 white or lavender ray florets surrounding 29–47 yellow disc florets.[5]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Herrickia kingii (D.C. Eaton) Brouillet, Urbatsch & R.P. Roberts
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tonestus kingii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ 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 kingii
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Herrickia kingii
- ^ Flora of North America, Herrickia kingii (D. C. Eaton) Brouillet, Urbatsch & R. P. Roberts, 2004. King’s aster
