Burke: Eucephalus tomentellus vs. Eucephalus ledophyllus

	Eucephalus tomentellus	Eucephalus ledophyllus
		Cascade aster
Habit		Perennial from a stout, short, woody base, 3-6 dm. tall.
Leaves		Lowermost leaves reduced and scale-like, the others numerous and nearly alike, narrowly lanceolate to elliptic, sessile, entire or with a few irregular sharp teeth, 3-7 cm. long and 5-20 mm. wide, glabrous above and densely gray-woolly beneath.
Flowers		Heads usually several; involucre 7-12 mm. high, its bracts imbricate, narrow, sharp-pointed, with a strong mid-vein, papery below and greenish or purplish above; rays 12-20 mm. long, lavender-purple; pappus of capillary bristles with a few shorter outer ones.
Fruits		Achenes hairy toward the tip.

	Eucephalus tomentellus	Eucephalus ledophyllus
Flowering time		July-September
Habitat		Meadows and open woods, from middle elevations in the mountains to the subalpine.
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; northern Washington to California. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin		Native
Conservation status		Not of concern
Sibling taxa	E. engelmannii, E. glaucescens, E. ledophyllus, E. paucicapitatus	E. engelmannii, E. glaucescens, E. paucicapitatus
Subordinate taxa		E. ledophyllus var. ledophyllus
Web links	Local floras: CA, OR Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: OR, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Eucephalus tomentellus

Eucephalus ledophyllus

Cascade aster

Habit

Perennial from a stout, short, woody base, 3-6 dm. tall.

Leaves

Lowermost leaves reduced and scale-like, the others numerous and nearly alike, narrowly lanceolate to elliptic, sessile, entire or with a few irregular sharp teeth, 3-7 cm. long and 5-20 mm. wide, glabrous above and densely gray-woolly beneath.

Flowers

Heads usually several;

involucre 7-12 mm. high, its bracts imbricate, narrow, sharp-pointed, with a strong mid-vein, papery below and greenish or purplish above;

rays 12-20 mm. long, lavender-purple;

pappus of capillary bristles with a few shorter outer ones.

Fruits

Achenes hairy toward the tip.