Contains 9 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
EURYBIA (Cassini) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 464. 1821.
BASIONYM: Aster Linnaeus, subg. Eurybia Cassini, Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1818: 166. 1818.
TYPE: Aster corymbosus Aiton Lectotypified by G. L. Nesom, Phytologia 77: 256. 1995 ("1994").
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurybia avita | Alexander's Rock Aster | |||
| Eurybia chlorolepis | Blue Ridge White Heart-leaved Aster | |||
| Eurybia compacta | Slender Aster | |||
| Eurybia divaricata | Common White Heart-leaved Aster | |||
| Eurybia macrophylla | Big-leaved Aster | |||
| Eurybia mirabilis | Piedmont Aster | |||
| Eurybia paludosa | Savannah Grass-leaved Aster | |||
| Eurybia spectabilis | Low Showy Aster | |||
| Eurybia surculosa | Creeping Aster |
Identification Key
1. Leaf margins (at least some) strongly spinulose-dentate; phyllary apex spinose and often spreading; phyllaries 70–140; ray florets 25-60, white to pinkish; disc florets 115-260
1. Leaf margins entire to weakly spinulose-dentate near the blade base; phyllary apex acute to acuminate, erect; phyllaries 20–80; ray florets 8-35, pale to dark purple; disc florets 18-60
2
2. Heads usually sessile or subsessile; phyllaries 20-40; ray florets 8-17
2. Heads pedunculate; phyllaries 30–80; ray florets 15-35
3
3. Heads borne in spiciform arrays, sometimes corymbiform terminally; outer phyllaries sometimes coriaceous, margins scabrous or scabroso-ciliate
3. Heads borne in corymbiform arrays; outer phyllaries not coriaceous, margins densely ciliate proximally (indurate part), distally scabrous (foliaceous part)
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||