Eurybia eryngiifolia

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Thistleleaf Aster
Conservation status

Vulnerable (TNC)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Eurybia
Species: E. eryngiifolia
Binomial name
Eurybia eryngiifolia
(Torrey & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom

Eurybia eryngiifolia, commonly known as the Thistleleaf Aster or Coyote-thistle Aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family. It is native to the eastern United States where it is only present along the Florida panhandle and the nearby areas of southern Alabama and Georgia.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NatureServe, “Eurybia eryngiifolia”, NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life, Version 6.1., Arlington, Virginia 
  2. ^ Brouillet, Luc (2006), “Eurybia eryngiifolia”, in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, vol. 20, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 381