Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass.

Large-leaved wood aster (en), Pétouane (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Eurybia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.6-0.85m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.85
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist to dry soils, hemlock-northern hardwoods, beech-maple or pine forests, Appalachian spruce-fir forests, aspen, pine or open spruce woodlands, thickets, clearings, shaded roadsides; at elevations up to 1,300 metres.
Light 3-5
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use Unspecified (leaf), Blood Medicine (root), Laxative (root), Venereal Aid (root), Analgesic (root), Hunting Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Eurybia macrophylla habit picture by Claudie Arsenault (cc-by-sa)
Eurybia macrophylla habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Eurybia macrophylla habit picture by kafaktor (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Eurybia macrophylla leaf picture by Pascal Guerin (cc-by-sa)
Eurybia macrophylla leaf picture by Cara P (cc-by-sa)
Eurybia macrophylla leaf picture by Katie E (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Eurybia macrophylla flower picture by kad498 (cc-by-sa)
Eurybia macrophylla flower picture by giuditta castioni (cc-by-sa)
Eurybia macrophylla flower picture by Michel G (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Eurybia macrophylla world distribution map, present in Canada, Germany, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1032470-2
WFO ID wfo-0000051521
COL ID 3D39Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Aster macrophyllus f. macrophyllus Aster ianthinus Aster violaris Myctanthes latifolia Aster excelsior Aster riciniatus Aster jussiei Biotia macrophylla Aster macrophyllus Aster subcymosus Aster polyphyllus Aster ambiguus Aster nobilis Eurybia jussiei Aster multiformis Aster violaris Aster roscidus Aster ambiguus Aster nobilis Aster ianthinus Aster latifolius Aster multiformis Aster macrophyllus var. sejunctus Aster macrophyllus var. ianthinus Aster macrophyllus var. apricensis Aster macrophyllus var. pinguifolius Aster macrophyllus var. velutinus Aster macrophyllus var. excelsior Biotia macrophylla var. macrophylla Aster macrophyllus var. macrophyllus Biotia latifolia Eurybia macrophylla