Eucephalus elegans

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Eucephalus elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Eucephalus
Species:
E. elegans
Binomial name
Eucephalus elegans
Nutt. 1940
Synonyms [1]
  • Aster perelegansA. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.
  • Aster elegans(Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray 1841, [2] not Willd. 1803
  • Eucephalus frigidusGand.
  • Eucephalus perelegans(A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.) W.A.Weber
  • Eucephalus scaberGand.

Eucephalus elegans is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name elegant aster. It is native to the western United States, largely the Great Basin, in the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming. [3]

Eucephalus elegans is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall, with a woody caudex. One plant will usually produce 3-15 flower heads in a showy array. Each head has 5–8 purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. [4]

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