Eurybia eryngiifolia

Thistleleaf aster

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Eurybia
Species: E. eryngiifolia
Binomial name
Eurybia eryngiifolia
(Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[2]
  • Aster eryngiifolius Torr. & A.Gray
  • Heleastrum chapmanii (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene
  • Prionopsis chapmanii Torr. & A.Gray

Eurybia eryngiifolia, commonly known as the thistleleaf aster or coyote-thistle aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family. It is native to the eastern United States where it is only present along the Florida panhandle and the nearby areas of southern Alabama and southwestern Georgia.[3][4]

References

  1. NatureServe (2006), "Eurybia eryngiifolia", NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life, Version 6.1., Arlington, Virginia
  2. The Plant List, Eurybia eryngiifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  3. Brouillet, Luc (2006), "Eurybia eryngiifolia", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, 20, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 381
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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