Eurybia integrifolia

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Thickstem Aster
Conservation status

Secure (TNC)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Eurybia
Species: E. integrifolia
Binomial name
Eurybia integrifolia
(Nutt.) G.L.Nesom

Eurybia integrifolia, commonly called the Thickstem Aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family. It is native to the western United States where it occurs in mountainous areas along the Basin and Range Province.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NatureServe, “Eurybia integrifolia”, NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life, Version 6.1., Arlington, Virginia 
  2. ^ Brouillet, Luc (2006), “Eurybia integrifolia”, in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, vol. 20, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 368