Contains 4 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 eryngiifolia | THISTLELEAF ASTER | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Eurybia hemispherica | SOUTHERN PINE ASTER | Native Rare-State FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Eurybia paludosa | SOUTHERN SWAMP ASTER | Native FACW (NWPL) | ||
| Eurybia spinulosa | APALACHICOLA ASTER; PINEWOODS ASTER | Native Rare-State FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotia | Biotia de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 264. 1836, non Cassini 1825. | TYPE: Biotia schreberi (Nees von Esenbeck) Nees von Esenbeck ex de Candolle (Aster schreberi Nees von Esenbeck) Lectotypified by A. G. Jones, Brittonia 32: 236. 1980. | |
| Heleastrum | Heleastrum de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 263. 1836. | TYPE: Heleastrum paludosum (Aiton) de Candolle (Aster paludosus Aiton) Lectotypified by A. G. Jones, Brittonia 32: 232. 1980. | |
| Herrickia | Herrickia Wooton & Standley, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 186, pl. 50. 1913. | TYPE: Herrickia horrica Wooton & Standley | |
| Leiachenis | Leiachenis Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 45. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Aster paludosus Aiton Lectotpyified by G. L. Nesom, Phytologia 77: 258. 1995 ("1994"). = Heleastrum de Candolle 1836, by lectotypification. | |
| Weberaster | Weberaster ©. Löve & D. Löve, Taxon 31: 359. 1982. | TYPE: Weberaster radulinus (A. Gray) Á. Löve & D. Löve (Aster radulinus A. Gray) |