Eucephalus paucicapitatus
Eucephalus tomentellus
brickellbush aster, hairy rayless aster
erect; ± cottony-pubescent.
lanceolate to elliptic, 2.5–7 cm × 7–20 mm;
surfaces abaxially woolly-pubescent or cottony-pubescent, adaxially glabrous to sparsely pubescent.
panicle- to raceme-like arrays.
turbinate, 7–10 mm.
0, occasionally 1–4;
corollas violet-purple.
in 3–5 series, strongly imbricate, narrowly oblong to ovate;
tips acute;
surfaces glandular-pubescent to tomentose; outer < ? as long as involucres.
glabrous to pilose;
pappus bristles in 2 series; ± barbellate.
3–20(40), discoid or radiate.
=18.
Eucephalus paucicapitatus
Eucephalus tomentellus
Open woods, rocky cliffs. Flowering Jul–Sep. 500–2200 m. Casc, ECas, Sisk. CA. Native.
This species hybridizes with E. glabratus and E. ledophyllus.
Geraldine Allen
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