familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Astereae
genusEucephalus
speciesEucephalus ledophyllus
varietyEucephalus ledophyllus var. covillei

Eucephalus ledophyllus var. covillei

(Greene) G. L. Nesom

Phytologia 77: 255. 1995.

Geraldine A. Allen
Endemic
Basionym: Eucephalus covillei Greene Pittonia 3: 162. 1897
Synonyms: Aster covillei (Greene) S. F. Blake ex M. Peck Aster ledophyllus var. covillei (Greene) Cronquist
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 42.
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Peduncles glandular, not cottony. Rays usually 5 or 8.2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Montane meadows, openings in montane to subalpine coniferous forest
Elevation: 400–2500 m

Distribution

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Calif., Oreg.

Discussion

Variety covillei is most common in central and southern Oregon and California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
18 +
Abaxial face pubescence
puberulent +  and stipitate-glandular +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex coloration
green +
Apex fusion
distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +, stipitate-glandular +, tomentose +  and puberulent +
Apex shape
acute;acuminate +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage quantity
0 +
Apical appendage shape
usually triangular +  and linear +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
racemiform +  and corymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Geraldine A. Allen +
Authority
(Greene) G. L. Nesom +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Eucephalus covillei +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade shape
linear;lanceolate;linear;lanceolate;oblong;elliptic;ovate +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
rugulose +  and muricate +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellate +  and smooth +
Bristle coloration
whitish +  and tawny +
Bristle pappus duration
persistent +
Bristle quantity
30;50 +
Bristle shape
Clavate (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
Corolla coloration
yellow +, white +, pink +  and purple +
Corolla coloration or density
violet-purple +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Cypsela architecture
eglandular +
Cypsela architecture or shape
1-2-ribbed +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
pilose +
Cypsela shape
flattened +  and obconic +
Disc-floret quantity
10 (35) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
Elevation
400–2500 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face architecture
eglandular +
Face pubescence
stipitate-glandular +, woolly +, cottony +, scabrous +  and glabrate +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Montane meadows, openings in montane to subalpine coniferous forest +
Head architecture
discoid +  and radiate +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head quantity
3;20 +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
turbinate +
Involucre some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe orientation
reflexed;erect +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
triangular +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin coloration
hyaline +
Mid and distal blade length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Mid and distal blade pubescence
stipitate-glandular +, cottony +, pubescent +  and glabrous +
Mid and distal blade shape
Lance-elliptic (Oblong) +
Mid and distal blade width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Nerve quantity
Additional (1) +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus bristle architecture
barbellate +  and smooth +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Peduncle architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Peduncle pubescence
not cottony +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering Jul–Aug. +
Phyllarie architecture
1-nerved +
Phyllarie duration
persistent +
Phyllarie fusion
distinct +
Phyllarie life cycle
falling +
Phyllarie pubescence or texture
chartaceous +
Phyllarie quantity
20 (50) +
Phyllarie shape
lanceolate +
Phyllarie size
unequal +
Phyllarie texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous or scarious) +
Publication title
Phytologia +
Publication year
1995 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
0 (21) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Ray coloration or density
purple +
Ray quantity
8;5 +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle prominence or shape
flat +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
concave;usually flat;conic +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
2 (3) +
Series quantity
2;3;5 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V20 52.xml +
Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
glandular +, eglandular +  and simple +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
pilose +  and stipitate-glandular +
Style-branch appendage shape
lanceolate +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Synonyms
Aster covillei +  and Aster ledophyllus var. covillei +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Eucephalus ledophyllus var. covillei +
Taxon parent
Eucephalus ledophyllus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Volume
Volume 20 +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +
X chromosome quantity
9 +