Eurybia macrophylla

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusEurybia
Species:Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass.
Common NameBigleaf Aster
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Petiole Type: subsessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: ciliate; Leaflet Margins: crenate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 10
StatusNative; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Aster ianthinus Aster ianthinus Burgess ex Britton & A.Brown
Aster macrophyllus Aster macrophyllus L.
Aster macrophyllus var. apricensis Aster macrophyllus var. apricensis E.S.Burgess in Britton & A.Br.
Aster macrophyllus var. biformis Aster macrophyllus var. biformis
Aster macrophyllus var. coeruleus Aster macrophyllus var. coeruleus
Aster macrophyllus var. excelsior Aster macrophyllus var. excelsior E.S.Burgess in Britton & A.Br.
Aster macrophyllus var. ianthinus Aster macrophyllus var. ianthinus Fernald in Bissell & L.Andrews
Aster macrophyllus var. pinguifolius Aster macrophyllus var. pinguifolius E.S.Burgess in Britton & A.Br.
Aster macrophyllus var. sejunctus Aster macrophyllus var. sejunctus E.S.Burgess in Britton & A.Br.
Aster macrophyllus var. velutinus Aster macrophyllus var. velutinus E.S.Burgess in Britton & A.Br.
Aster multiformis Aster multiformis Burgess ex Britton & A.Brown
Aster nobilis Aster nobilis Burgess ex Britton & A.Brown
Aster riciniatus Aster riciniatus Burgess
Aster roscidus Aster roscidus Burgess ex Britton & A.Brown
Aster subcymosus Aster subcymosus
Aster violaris Aster violaris Burgess ex Britton & A.Brown
Eurybia jussiei Eurybia jussiei

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bullitt (KY), Carter (KY), Clinton (KY), Estill (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Greenup (KY), Laurel (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Monroe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Powell (KY), Rowan (KY), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hickman (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MDKY, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1897 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100259074 Powell Kentucky 07 Nov 1999 Ronald L. Jones
9217
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
31234100259009 Franklin Kentucky 14 Sep 1979 John MacGregor
29
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
31234100258993 Estill Kentucky 21 Oct 1988 Richard G. Guetig
943
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
31234100259041 Montgomery Kentucky 21 Aug 1984 Julian Campbell
968
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
31234100259066 Powell Kentucky 11 Aug 2000 Timothy J. Weckman
6026
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
31234100259025 Montgomery Kentucky 30 Jul 1984 Julian Cambell
851
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
31234100744596 Clinton Kentucky 31 Jul 1999 Mark A. Gorton
99-661
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
31234100259058 Powell Kentucky 01 Aug 2001 Timothy J. Weckman
6642
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
31234100259017 Laurel Kentucky 16 Sep 1989 Ralph L. Thompson
89-2368
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
31234100259033 Montgomery Kentucky 18 Sep 1984 Julian Campbell
1403
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
31234100780632 Menifee Kentucky 17 Sep 2017 Thomas McFadden
694
EKY
Eurybia macrophylla
BEREA007423 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Eurybia macrophylla
BEREA007422 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Eurybia macrophylla
BEREA022814 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Eurybia macrophylla
BEREA007424 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Eurybia macrophylla
BEREA007425 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU005576 Greene Tennessee 13 Aug 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 13 Sep 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU005935 Unicoi Tennessee 02 Aug 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 12 Oct 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
N/A Carter Tennessee 20 Oct 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU007036 Unicoi Tennessee 27 Aug 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 31 Jul 2017 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 27 Sep 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
N/A Carter Tennessee 18 Sep 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
N/A Johnson Tennessee 17 Aug 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU007035 Unicoi Tennessee 21 Aug 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU006149 Unicoi Tennessee 02 Aug 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU005970 Unicoi Tennessee 01 Oct 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU007037 Unicoi Tennessee 27 Aug 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
31973000005316 Grant Kentucky 10 Oct 2003 Thieret, John
61672
KNK
Aster macrophyllus
31973000001877 Greenup Kentucky 10 Oct 1993 Thieret, John
53504
KNK
Aster macrophyllus
MDKY00009816 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Eurybia macrophylla
MDKY00009813 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Aster macrophyllus
MDKY00009815 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Eurybia macrophylla
MDKY00009812 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Aster macrophyllus
MDKY00009817 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Aster macrophyllus
MDKY00009820 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Aster macrophyllus
MDKY00009819 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Aster macrophyllus
MDKY00009818 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Aster macrophyllus
MDKY00009821 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Aster macrophyllus
MDKY00009814 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Aster macrophyllus
MDKY00009822 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Aster macrophyllus
TENN-V-0220477 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220479 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220475 Jefferson Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220469 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220474 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220472 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220476 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220463 Blount Tennessee 02 Sep 1986 Jose L. Panero
411
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220483 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220478 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220466 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220461 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220464 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220480 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220462 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220481 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220468 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220484 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220485 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220473 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220460 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220482 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220465 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220470 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220553 Powell Kentucky
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220467 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220486 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
TENN-V-0220471 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Eurybia macrophylla
APSC0054486 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Eurybia macrophylla
APSC0115634 Rowan Kentucky
APSC
Eurybia macrophylla
APSC0102468 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Eurybia macrophylla
APSC0054485 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Eurybia macrophylla
UCHT028402 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Eurybia macrophylla
N/A Tennessee 12 Sep 1898 H. Eggert
UCHT
Aster macrophyllus
N/A Cocke Tennessee 02 Sep 1897 Thos. H. Kearney
780
UCHT
Aster macrophyllus
UCHT028401 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Eurybia macrophylla
N/A Tennessee A. Ruth
634
UCHT
Aster macrophyllus
BRIT73952 Fentress Tennessee
VDB
Aster macrophyllus
BRIT73954 Maury Tennessee
VDB
Aster macrophyllus
BRIT73957 Grainger Tennessee
VDB
Aster macrophyllus
BRIT73956 Hickman Tennessee
VDB
Aster macrophyllus
BRIT73953 Hickman Tennessee
VDB
Aster macrophyllus
BRIT73955 Hickman Tennessee
VDB
Aster macrophyllus
ETSU012005 Carter Tennessee
16726
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU030302 Greene Tennessee
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU031035 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU012012 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU012010 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU034102 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU012007 Unicoi Tennessee
14559
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU012006 Johnson Tennessee
14712
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU012013 Tennessee
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU012011 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU030303 Greene Tennessee
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU034103 Carter Tennessee 23 Sep 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU012009 Unicoi Tennessee
16665
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU012008 Unicoi Tennessee
13703
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
ETSU012004 Unicoi Tennessee
RF2876
ETSU
Eurybia macrophylla
N/A Tennessee 12 Sep 1898 H. Eggert
UCHT
Aster macrophyllus
N/A Franklin Tennessee 12 Sep 1898 H. Eggert
UCHT
Aster macrophyllus
N/A Tennessee A. Ruth
634
UCHT
Aster macrophyllus
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Eurybia macrophylla - Milo Pyne
Eurybia macrophylla - Milo Pyne