Eucephalus tomentellus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Brickellbush aster or rayless aster. It grows on openings in oak or conifer forests the Siskiyou Mountains of the US States of California and Oregon.[2][3]
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| Specimen from California, 2005 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Eucephalus |
| Species: | E. tomentellus
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| Eucephalus tomentellus | |
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Eucephalus tomentellus is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall, with a woody caudex. Stems are covered with woolly or cottony hair. Leaves are whitish and waxy. One plant will usually produce 3-40 flower heads in a large array. Each head has 0-6 purple-violet ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[4]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Eucephalus tomentellus (Greene) Greene
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Eucephalus tomentellus (Greene) Greene, rayless aster
- ^ Flora of North America, Eucephalus tomentellus (Greene) Greene, Pittonia. 3: 55. 1896. Brickellbush aster
