Eurybia jonesiae

Jones's aster
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Eurybia
Species:	E. jonesiae
Binomial name
Eurybia jonesiae (Lamboy) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms
Aster jonesiae Lamboy

Eurybia jonesiae, commonly known as Jones's aster or Almut's wood aster, is an herbaceous perennial endemic to the U.S. states of Georgia and Alabama in the southeast of the country. It is found primarily in the Piedmont Region in rich oak-hickory-pine forest. Within these rich woods, it has an affinity for moist soils with habitats that include ravines, rocky ridges, and wooded slopes in the vicinity of rivers and streams. Due to its restricted range it is considered threatened by the Nature Conservancy. It has often been misidentified as Eurybia spectabilis and was only declared a separate species quite recently in 1988. The flowers emerge in the late summer and persist into the fall bearing cream-coloured ray florets that become purple and yellow disc florets.

Distribution and habitat

Eurybia jonesiae is present in only the Piedmont Region of Alabama and Georgia in the southeastern United States. In this relatively small area, ranging from 100 to 400 metres above sea level, it is found in rich oak-hickory-pine forests in moist soils. It is most common along the wooded slopes of rivers or streams, in moist ravines and on rocky ridges.^[2]

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