Eurybia kingii

Eurybia kingii

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Eurybia
Species:
E. kingii
Binomial name
Eurybia kingii
Varieties[1]
  • Eurybia kingii var. barnebyana (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) G.L.Nesom
  • Eurybia kingii var. kingii
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster kingii D.C.Eaton
  • Herrickia kingii (D.C.Eaton) Brouillet, Urbatsch & R.P.Roberts
  • Machaeranthera kingii (D.C.Eaton) Cronquist & D.D.Keck
  • Tonestus kingii (D.C.Eaton) G.L.Nesom

Eurybia kingii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, called the King's serpentweed or King's aster. It has been found only in the State of Utah in the western United States.[2][3]

Eurybia kingii is a small perennial herb rarely more than 12 centimeters (2.8 inches) tall from a woody underground caudex. The plant produces flower heads in groups of 1-5 heads. Each head contains 13-27 white or lavender ray florets surrounding 29–47 yellow disc florets.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference POWO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nesom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Herrickia kingii
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Herrickia kingii (D. C. Eaton) Brouillet, Urbatsch & R. P. Roberts, 2004. King’s aster