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Eucephalus tomentellus
Eucephalus tomentellus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Brickellbush aster or rayless aster. It grows on openings in oak or conifer forests the Siskiyou Mountains of the US States of California and Oregon.
Eucephalus tomentellus is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall, with a woody caudex. Stems are covered with woolly or cottony hair. Leaves are whitish and waxy. One plant will usually produce 3-40 flower heads in a large array. Each head has 0-6 purple-violet ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.
Brewer's aster · Engelmann's aster · Smooth aster · Klickitat aster · Gorman's aster · Cascade aster · Olympic Mountain aster · Wayside aster · Aster
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucephalus tomentellus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
