PLANTS Profile for Eucephalus engelmannii (Engelmann's aster)

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Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eaton) Greene
Engelmann's aster

Symbol:

EUEN

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eaton) Greene

Aster engelmannii

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Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eaton) Greene

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Synonyms:
Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eaton) Greene

	ASELE	Aster elegans (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. engelmannii D.C. Eaton
	ASEN2	Aster engelmannii (D.C. Eaton) A. Gray

Distribution:
Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eaton) Greene


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USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eaton) Greene

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 11 species in Eucephalus

Classification:
Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eaton) Greene

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Eucephalus Nutt. – aster
Species	Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eaton) Greene – Engelmann's aster

More Accounts and Images:
Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eaton) Greene

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 508084.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 06:26 AM MDT