Sericocarpus

Sericocarpus
Sericocarpus rigidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Solidagininae
Genus: Sericocarpus
Nees 1832 not Greene
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Aster sect. Sericocarpus (Nees) Semple
  • Aster subgen. Sericocarpus (Nees) A.G. Jones
  • Aster sect. Serratifolii Loudon
  • Oligactis Raf.

Sericocarpus is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4] Whitetop aster is a common name for the genus.[5]

Species[1][6]
formerly included[1]

see Eucephalus

  1. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Tropicos, Sericocarpus Nees
  3. ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1832. Genera et Species Asterearum 10, 148–152
  4. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 101 White-topped aster, Sericocarpus Nees
  5. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sericocarpus​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps