Eurybia jonesiae

Jones's Aster

Eurybia jonesiae (Lamboy) G.L. Nesom is native to rich woods, moist ravines, rocky ridges, wooded slopes near streams of the Piedmont in oak-hickory-pine forest region of Alabama and Georgia (Brouillet 2006 FNA).  The species is distinguished by its sometime squarrose 36-50 ovate, elliptic, or lanceolate phyllaries and 7–15, blue or violet rays.  It could be confused with E. mirabilis. The species is hexaploid (2n=54).

The species was named in honor of Almut Jones first as Aster jonesiaeLamboy.

Eurybia jonesiae, habitat and habit, 11207, Georgia
Eurybia jonesiae, head, 11207, Georgia
Eurybia jonesiae, florets, 11207, Georgia
Eurybia jonesiae, habitat and habit, 11207, Georgia
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Eurybia jonesiae, head, 11207, Georgia
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Eurybia jonesiae, florets, 11207, Georgia
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Last updated 11 November 2019 by J.C. Semple

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