Eucephalus glabratus
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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Species: | E. glabratus
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Eucephalus glabratus is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family with the common names of smooth aster[3], smooth wayside-aster,[1] and Siskiyou aster.[4] It is a perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (24 inches) tall, with branching rhizomes. Stems and leaves are hairless or nearly so. One plant will usually produce 3–8 flower heads per stem. Each head has 0–4 violet ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[5]
Eucephalus glabratus grows at elevations of 700–2,300 meters (2,300–7,550 feet) in openings in oak and conifer forests or chaparral[5] of the Klamath Mountains[6] of southwestern Oregon and northwestern California.[7]
NatureServe classifies Eucephalus glabratus as Apparently Secure (G4) globally and Vulnerable (S3) in California. It has no state status rank for Oregon.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c NatureServe Explorer conservation status - Eucephalus glabratus (Smooth Wayside-aster)
- ^ The Plant List, Eucephalus glabratus (Greene) Greene
- ^ USDA PLANTS Database
- ^ California Native Plant Society
- ^ Jump up to: a b Flora of North America, Eucephalus glabratus (Greene) Greene, 1896. Siskiyou aster
- ^ University of Waterloo Asteraea Lab - Eucephalus glabratus
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- NatureServe apparently secure species
- Astereae
- Flora of Oregon
- Plants described in 1889
- Taxa named by Edward Lee Greene
- Astereae stubs