Biology:Eucephalus ledophyllus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Eucephalus ledophyllus | |
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| Dark Divide in Washington (state) | |
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| Mount Rainier National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Eucephalus |
| Species: | E. ledophyllus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucephalus ledophyllus (A.Gray) Greene
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eucephalus ledophyllus. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ "Eucephalus ledophyllus (A.Gray) Greene". Plants of the World Online. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:97882-2.
- ↑ The Plant List, Eucephalus ledophyllus (A.Gray) Greene
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Turner Photographics, Aster ledophyllus - Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest photos, description, partial distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Eucephalus ledophyllus (A.Gray) Greene, 1896. Cascade aster
External links
- Oregon Flora Image Project, University of Hawaii, Eucephalus ledophyllus (A. Gray) E. Greene, Cascades aster - native numerous photos
Wikidata ☰ Q15548010 entry
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