Eucephalus gormanii

Eucephalus gormanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Eucephalus
Species:
E. gormanii
Binomial name
Eucephalus gormanii
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster gormanii (Piper) S.F.Blake

Eucephalus gormanii is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Gorman’s aster. It grows on rocky slopes and on cliffs at high elevations in the Cascade Mountains of the US State of Oregon.[2]

Eucephalus gormanii is a perennial herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall, with short rhizomes and a woody caudex. Stems are hairless. One plant will usually produce 2-5 flower heads per stem. Each head has 5-13 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Eucephalus gormanii Piper
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Eucephalus gormanii Piper, 1916. Gorman’s aster
  4. ^ Piper, Charles Vancouver 1916. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 29(23): 101 as Eucephalus gormani