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Eurybia chlorolepis (E.S. Burgess) Nesom. Subgenus: Eurybia. Section: Eurybia. Blue Ridge White Heart-leaved Aster. Phen: Aug-Oct. Hab: Northern hardwood forests, spruce-fir forests. Dist: A Southern Appalachian endemic: sw. VA south through w. NC and e. TN to nw. SC and n. GA (Lamboy 1992); also reported for scattered locations in WV (Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton 2006), probably erroneously.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Lamboy (1992) has shown that Eurybia chlorolepis is a species distinct from Eurybia divaricata. E. chlorolepis is tetraploid (2n=36) and hexaploid (2n=54); E. divaricatus is diploid (2n=18).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K1, K3, K4, Tn, Va, Nesom (1994b); = Aster chlorolepis E.S.Burgess – G, S, Lamboy (1987); = Aster divaricatus L. var. chlorolepis (E.S.Burgess) H.E.Ahles – C, RAB, SE1, W; < Aster divaricatus L. – F, WV

Links to other floras: = Eurybia chlorolepis - FNA20

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, colony-forming, rhizomatous perennial of northern hardwood forests and spruce-fir forests, mostly at elevations higher than 3940 ft.

Stems: Stems 1 per plant, branched above, smooth or hairy in the inflorescence.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, oval to lance-oval (upper ones elliptic), 1-7 in. long, sharply toothed, smooth or slightly rough above.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in branched, terminal clusters; about 1 1/2 in. wide; consisting of 10 or more long, white ray florets (may be tinged lilac) encircling a center disk of tiny yellow (turning red with age), tubular florets.

Fruits:

Comments: Similar to E. divaricata but with longer flower head stalks (more than ½ in. long vs. less than ½ in. long) and found mostly at higher elevations.

Height: 8-30 in.

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description: Erect, colony-forming, rhizomatous perennial of northern hardwood forests and spruce-fir forests, mostly at elevations higher than 3940 ft.

stems: Stems 1 per plant, branched above, smooth or hairy in the inflorescence.

leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, oval to lance-oval (upper ones elliptic), 1-7 in. long, sharply toothed, smooth or slightly rough above.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in branched, terminal clusters; about 1 1/2 in. wide; consisting of 10 or more long, white ray florets (may be tinged lilac) encircling a center disk of tiny yellow (turning red with age), tubular florets.

fruits:

comments: Similar to E. divaricata but with longer flower head stalks (more than ½ in. long vs. less than ½ in. long) and found mostly at higher elevations.

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