Eurybia schreberi

Schreber's aster
1913 Line drawing [1]

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Eurybia
Species: E. schreberi
Binomial name
Eurybia schreberi
(Nees) Nees
Synonyms[3]
  • Aster schreberi Nees
  • Aster chasei G.N.Jones
  • Biotia glomerata (Nees) DC.
  • Biotia schreberi (Nees) DC.
  • Eurybia glomerata Bernh. ex Nees

Eurybia schreberi, commonly called Schreber's aster[4] or nettle-leaved Michaelmas-daisy,[5] is a perennial herb in the composite family. It is native to eastern North America, where it is present in Canada and the United States. The flower heads emerge in the late summer or early fall to show white ray florets and yellow disc florets. It is listed as endangered in Indiana and Iowa, of special concern in Tennessee and possibly extirpated in Maine.[6]

Distribution and habitat

Eurybia schreberi is native to the eastern United States and Canada. In the latter country, it is present only in Ontario. In the U.S., it can be found in every state east of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee, except for in North Carolina and to its south. It has also been introduced to Europe, specifically to Scotland. It is most common at elevations from 0 to 1200 metres (0-4000 feet) in damp to mesic deciduous mixed woods, most often those with maple, elm or oak, as well as in thickets and shaded roadbanks.[7]

References

  1. ↑ illustration from Briton & Brown's 1913 Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada
  2. ↑ NatureServe (2006), "Eurybia schreberi", NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life, Version 6.1., Arlington, Virginia
  3. ↑ The Plant List, Eurybia schreberi (Nees) Nees
  4. ↑ "Eurybia schreberi". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  6. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  7. ↑ Brouillet, Luc (2006), "Eurybia schreberi", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, 20, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 375
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