Eucephalus tomentellus Greene

Rayless aster (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Eucephalus

Characteristics

Perennials 40–90 cm (caudices woody). Stems erect, woolly or cottony. Leaves: mid and distal blades lanceolate to elliptic, 2.5–6 cm × 7–20 mm, abaxial faces ± densely woolly to cottony, adaxial glabrous or glabrate. Heads 3–40 in racemiform to paniculiform arrays. Peduncles pubescent. Involucres turbinate, 7–10 mm. Phyllaries in 4–6 series (often reddish at margins and apices), linear-oblong to ovate (strongly unequal), apices acute, abaxial faces tomentose to stipitate-glandular. Rays (0–)1–3(–6), violet-purple. Cypselae glabrous or pilose; pappus bristles in 2 series, ± barbellate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
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Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-2
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Soil acidity 5-7
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Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Eucephalus tomentellus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:97889-2
WFO ID wfo-0000080479
COL ID 6H5ZH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eucephalus tomentellus Eucephalus bicolor Sericocarpus tomentellus Aster brickellioides Aster tomentellus Eucephalus brickellioides Aster tomentellus Aster brickellioides var. brickellioides