Eucephalus breweri |
Eucephalus glaucescens |
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Brewer's aster |
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Habit | Plants 2–7 dm. | |
Stems | ascending to erect, glabrous to sparsely pubescent or glandular. |
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Leaves | linear-lanceolate to ovate, 2–6 cm × 5–12 mm; surfaces glabrate to ± glandular-pubescent or woolly-pubescent. |
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Inflorescences | corymb- to panicle- or raceme-like arrays. |
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Involucres | turbinate-cylindric, 5–10 mm. |
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Ray florets | 0. |
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Phyllaries | in 3–4 series, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate-oblong, subequal; tips acuminate; surfaces glabrate to ± glandular or woolly-pubescent; outer ? ? as long as involucres. |
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Fruits | ± strigose; pappus bristles in 2 series, barbellate. |
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Heads | 3–15, discoid. |
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2n | =18. |
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Eucephalus breweri |
Eucephalus glaucescens |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Open coniferous woods, meadows. Flowering Jul–Sep. 1200–1800 m. Sisk. CA, NV. Native. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 265 Geraldine Allen |
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Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Aster breweri, Chrysopsis breweri | |
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