Eurybia saxicastelli (J.J.N. Campbell & Medley) Nesom. Common name: Rockcastle Wood-aster. Habitat: Boulder/cobble bars along the Rockcastle River. Distribution: Endemic to the Cumberland Plateau region of Kentucky and n. Tennessee (Scott County, Tennessee) (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997)
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: A hexaploid species (2n=54). The original spelling of the epithet, with "-ii" termination, is in error and must be corrected under Article 32 of the ICN.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, NS; = Aster saxicastellii J.J.N.Campb. & Medley — C, orthographic variant; = Eurybia saxicastellii (J.J.N.Campb. & Medley) G.L.Nesom — K1, K4, POWO, Tn, Nesom (1994b), orthographic variant; = n/a — F, S. Basionym: Aster saxicastelli J.J.N.Campb. & Medley 1989
Links to other floras: = Eurybia saxicastelli - FNA20
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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