Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eurybia eryngiifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eurybia eryngiifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eurybia eryngiifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Eurybia eryngiifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Eurybia eryngiifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aster eryngiifolius
COMMON NAME:
Eryngo-leaved Aster, Thistleleaf Aster
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeeryngiifolia_budpob
Month Unknown Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
A conspicuous rounded involucre of green bracts, per East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2005).
COMPARE
involucral bracts of North American asters
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeeryngiifolia_pob20
Month Unknown Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Leaves linear with a grasslike appearance, a few with spiny teeth, per East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2005).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeeryngiifolia_pob29
Month Unknown Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
The 1.25" disk is encircled by 25-40 linear, mostly white rays, per East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eurybia eryngiifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eurybia eryngiifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eurybia eryngiifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Eurybia eryngiifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Eurybia eryngiifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aster eryngiifolius
2449
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas and pineland bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Historically in GA, but not recently seen
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: White/ Pinkish
Disc: Yellow
Flower heads with 25-60 ray flowers
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Flower heads solitary or in elongate raceme-like arrays
FRUIT:
Summer
Achene
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