Eucephalus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][1][3]

Eucephalus
Eucephalus ledophyllus
Dark Divide, Washington
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Doellingeriinae
Genus: Eucephalus
Nutt.
Type species
Eucephalus elegans
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster sect. Eucephalus (Nutt.) Munz & D.D. Keck ex A.G. Jones
  • Aster subsect. Eucephalus (Nutt.) Benth.

Eucephalus is a perennial up to 160 cm (64 inches) tall. It has numerous flower heads, some species with both ray disc florets but others with only disc florets. Disc florets are nearly always yellow in the genus, but ray florets can be white, pink, purple, or violet.[3]

Species[4][5][6]

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