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Eucephalus engelmannii is a North American species in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Engelmann's aster. It is native to the United States and Canada from Alberta and British Columbia to far northern California and Colorado.[3][4]

Eucephalus engelmannii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Eucephalus
Species:	E. engelmannii
Binomial name
Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C.Eaton) Greene
Synonyms[1]
Aster engelmannii (D.C.Eaton) A.Gray Aster elegans var. engelmannii D.C.Eaton[2]

Eucephalus engelmannii grows in mountain woods and meadows. It is a perennial herb growing from a woody caudex and sending a slender, branching, hairy stem to a maximum height near 1.5 meters (5 feet). The mostly hairless leaves are generally oval and up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) long, with the lowest ones much reduced. The inflorescence holds several flower heads lined in keeled, pointed, hairy-edged phyllaries with purplish margins at the tips. Each head has 8-13 white to pinkish or light violet ray florets each up to 2 centimeters long, surrounding yellow disc florets. The fruit is a hairy achene.[5]

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Media related to Eucephalus engelmannii at Wikimedia Commons

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• Southwest Colorado Wildflowers

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