Eurybia conspicua

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Western Showy Aster
Conservation status

Secure (TNC)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Eurybia
Species: E. conspicua
Binomial name
Eurybia conspicua
(Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Eurybia conspicua, commonly known as the Western Showy Aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family. It is native to northwestern North America and is present in both Canada and the United States.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Eurybia conspicua. NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  2. ^ Brouillet, Luc (2006), “Eurybia conspicua”, in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, vol. 20, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 368