Eucephalus glaucescens is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Klickitat aster.[2] It grows on rocky slopes and in subalpine meadows at high elevations on and near Mount Adams in the south-central part of the US State of Washington.[3]
| Eucephalus glaucescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Eucephalus |
| Species: | E. glaucescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucephalus glaucescens (A. Gray) Greene 1896
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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
edit- ^ 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
edit- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Washington in 1883, probable type material for Aster engelmannii var. glaucescens/Eucephalus glaucescens
- Paul Slichter, Members of the Sunflower Family with Daisy- or Sunflower-like Flower Heads, Klickitat Aster. Eucephalus glaucescens photos