Eucephalus paucicapitatus |
Eucephalus glabratus |
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Olympic Mountain aster |
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Habit | Perennial from a stout, short woody base, usually with several stems from the base, 2-5 dm. tall, the herbage covered with glands on short, fine hairs. | |
Leaves | Lowermost leaves reduced and scale-like, the others numerous, nearly alike, sessile, elliptic or lance-elliptic to elliptic-oblong, entire, 2-4 cm. long and 4-13 mm. wide. |
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Flowers | Heads few or solitary, rather large, the disk 1-2.5 cm. wide; involucre 7-10 mm. high, the bracts not much inbricate, narrow, long-pointed, firm and somewhat keeled; rays usually 13, white, 1-1.5 cm. long; pappus of capillary bristles, some of the outer ones shorter. |
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Fruits | Achenes hairy throughout. |
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Eucephalus paucicapitatus |
Eucephalus glabratus |
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Flowering time | July-September | |
Habitat | Open slopes, from middle to high elevations in the mountains. | |
Distribution | Occurring in the Olympic Mountains in Washington; Vancouver Island, British Columbia to the Olympic Mountains in Washington.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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