Eucephalus glaucescens explained

Eucephalus glaucescens is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Klickitat aster. 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.[1]

Eucephalus glaucescens is a perennial herb up to 160frac=3NaNfrac=3 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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Eucephalus%20glaucescens.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066722 Flora of North America, Eucephalus glaucescens (A. Gray) Greene, 1896. Klickitat aster