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Eucephalus (plant)

Eucephalus
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Eucephalus ledophyllus
Dark Divide, Washington
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Eucephalus
Nutt.
Type species
Eucephalus elegans
Nutt.
Synonyms
  • Aster sect. Eucephalus (Nutt.) Munz & D.D. Keck ex A.G. Jones
  • Aster subsect. Eucephalus (Nutt.) Benth.

Eucephalus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the daisy family.

Eucephalus is a perennial up to 160 cm (64 inches) tall. It has numerous flower heads, some species with both ray disc florets but others with only disc florets. Disc florets are nearly always yellow in the genus, but ray florets can be white, pink, purple, or violet.




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