Eucephalus paucicapitatus

Eucephalus paucicapitatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Eucephalus
Species: E. paucicapitatus
Binomial name
Eucephalus paucicapitatus
(B.L.Rob.) Greene 1896
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster engelmannii var. paucicapitatus B.L. Rob. 1891
  • Aster paucicapitatus (B.L. Rob.) B.L. Rob.

Eucephalus paucicapitatus is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Olympic Mountain aster. It grows on rocky slopes and in subalpine meadows at high elevations in and near Olympic National Park in the US State of Washington, and on Vancouver Island in the Canadian Province of British Columbia.[2][3]

Eucephalus paucicapitatus is a perennial herb up to 55 cm (22 inches) tall, with a woody caudex. One plant will usually produce 2-4 flower heads per stem. Each head has 7-21 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[4]

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