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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eurybia eryngiifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eurybia eryngiifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Eurybia eryngiifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Eurybia eryngiifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Eurybia eryngiifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Aster eryngiifolius

 

COMMON NAME:
Eryngo-leaved Aster, Thistleleaf Aster


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image of Eurybia eryngiifolia, Eryngo-leaved Aster, Thistleleaf Aster

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeeryngiifolia_budpob

Month Unknown    Pickens County    SC

Jocassee Gorges

A conspicuous rounded involucre of green bracts, per East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2005).


click here to see other plants that look similar to this COMPARE involucral bracts of North American asters

image of Eurybia eryngiifolia, Eryngo-leaved Aster, Thistleleaf Aster

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeeryngiifolia_pob20

Month Unknown    Pickens County    SC

Jocassee Gorges

Leaves linear with a grasslike appearance, a few with spiny teeth, per East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2005).

image of Eurybia eryngiifolia, Eryngo-leaved Aster, Thistleleaf Aster

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeeryngiifolia_pob29

Month Unknown    Pickens County    SC

Jocassee Gorges

The 1.25" disk is encircled by 25-40 linear, mostly white rays, per East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2005).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eurybia eryngiifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eurybia eryngiifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eurybia eryngiifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Eurybia eryngiifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Eurybia eryngiifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aster eryngiifolius

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2449

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet pine savannas and pineland bogs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Historically in GA, but not recently seen

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: White/ Pinkish
Disc: Yellow
Flower heads with 25-60 ray flowers
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile

Flower heads solitary or in elongate raceme-like arrays

FRUIT:
Summer
Achene

 

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