Eurybia hemispherica

Southern prairie aster

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Eurybia
Species:
E. hemispherica
Binomial name
Eurybia hemispherica
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Aster hemisphericus 1933Alexander
  • Aster gattingeri Alexander 1933 not (Chapm. ex A. Gray) Kuntze 1891
  • Aster paludosus subsp. hemisphericus (Alexander) Cronquist
  • Aster paludosus var. hemisphericus (Alexander) Waterf.
  • Aster pedionomus Alexander
  • Aster verutifoliu] Alexander
  • Heleastrum hemisphericum (Alexander ex Alexander) Shinners

Eurybia hemispherica, commonly known as the southern prairie aster,[3] is an herbaceous plant in the composite family (Asteraceae). It is native to the south-central United States, primarily the lower Mississippi Valley and southeastern Great Plains, from Kansas south to Texas and east to Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Florida Panhandle.[4][5] Its natural habitat is typically in upland prairies or dry savannas.[6] It is less commonly found in open moist areas, in sandy-loamy soil.[5]

Eurybia hemispherica is a perennial, growing up to 120 cm tall. Its leaves are linear, glabrous, and somewhat shiny. It produces flowers in late summer and fall. The inflorescence is elongated, like a spike or raceme. Its heads have purple ray flowers.[6]

  • Linear leaves and a spike-like inflorescence are diagnostic for this species
    Linear leaves and a spike-like inflorescence are diagnostic for this species

References

  1. ^ "Eurybia hemispherica". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
  2. ^ "Eurybia hemispherica (Alexander) G.L.Nesom". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ^ NRCS. "Eurybia hemispherica". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. ^ Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Eurybia hemispherica". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b Brouillet, Luc (2006). "Eurybia hemispherica". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  6. ^ a b Yatskievych, George (2006). Flora of Missouri, Volume 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 227.


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