Biology:Eucephalus ledophyllus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Eucephalus ledophyllus
Dark Divide in Washington (state)
Mount Rainier National Park

Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Eucephalus ledophyllus
(A.Gray) Greene
Synonyms[3]
  • Aster engelmannii var. ledophyllus A. Gray 1872
  • Aster ledophyllus (A. Gray) A. Gray
  • Aster covillei (Greene) S.F.Blake ex M.Peck, syn of var. covillei
  • Doellingeria ledophylla (A.Gray) Semple, Brouillet & G.A.Allen[2]
  • Eucephalus covillei Greene, syn of var. covillei

Eucephalus ledophyllus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Cascade aster. It is native to Washington (state) , Oregon and northern California in the United States, mostly in the Cascade Mountains.[1] Some of the populations are inside national parks and monuments: Mount Rainier National Park, North Cascades National Park, and Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.[1][4][5]

Eucephalus ledophyllus is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a large woody caudex. One plant will usually produce 3-20 flower heads in a showy array. Each head has 5–21 purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[6]

Varieties
  • Eucephalus ledophyllus var. covillei (Greene) G.L.Nesom - Oregon, California - flower stalks not cottony
  • Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus - Washington, Oregon - flower stalks cottony

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15548010 entry