Eurybia chlorolepis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Eurybia
Species:	Eurybia chlorolepis (Burgess) G. L. Nesom
Common Name	Mountain Aster; Mountain Wood Aster
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: 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: July; 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 Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; 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	6
Status	Native; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Monroe (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1987 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100257672	Carter	Tennessee	26 Sep 1987	Warren F. Lamboy 426	EKY Eurybia chlorolepis
TENN-V-0220265	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Eurybia chlorolepis
APSC0092545	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU030297	Cocke	Tennessee			ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
TENN-V-0220266	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Eurybia chlorolepis
APSC0092544	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia chlorolepis
UCHT028367	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU034097	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU011987	Greene	Tennessee		RF2539	ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
APSC0092549	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia chlorolepis
APSC0055382	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia chlorolepis
APSC0092553	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia chlorolepis
APSC0055309	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia chlorolepis
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	28 Sep 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU006022	Greene	Tennessee	16 Jul 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
APSC0092550	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia chlorolepis
31234100257680	Carter	Tennessee	26 Sep 1987	Warren F. Lamboy 426	EKY Eurybia chlorolepis
APSC0092546	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU027344		Tennessee	08 Oct 2018	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker 18436	ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 Jul 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU006019	Greene	Tennessee	16 Jul 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	04 Sep 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
APSC0092547	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU034093	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU009432	Unicoi	Tennessee	09 Sep 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
TENN-V-0220264	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Eurybia chlorolepis
APSC0092548	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU034099	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU034092	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis
ETSU011988	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Eurybia chlorolepis

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Eurybia chlorolepis

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