Eucephalus (plant)
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae}}
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|image = Eucephalus ledophyllus 3573.JPG
|image_caption = Eucephalus ledophyllus
Dark Divide, Washington
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|taxon = Eucephalus
|authority = Nutt.
|type_species = Eucephalus elegans
|type_species_authority = Nutt.
|synonyms_ref = [http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40006524 Tropicos, Eucephalus Nutt.]
|synonyms =
- Aster sect. Eucephalus (Nutt.) Munz & D.D. Keck ex A.G. Jones
- Aster subsect. Eucephalus (Nutt.) Benth.
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Eucephalus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36318019#page/320/mode/1up Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 298–299] in English[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40006524 Tropicos, Eucephalus Nutt.][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=112258 Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 39 Eucephalus Nuttall,1840. ]
Eucephalus is a perennial up to 160 cm (64 inches) tall. It has numerous flower heads, some species with both ray disc florets but others with only disc florets. Disc florets are nearly always yellow in the genus, but ray florets can be white, pink, purple, or violet.
; Species[https://archive.today/20141122200929/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=9ff2961f-2735-45f5-a4ee-bca830a449cf Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ][http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Eucephalus The Plant List search for Eucephalus][http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Eucephalus Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps]
- Eucephalus breweri - California Nevada Oregon
- Eucephalus elegans - Nevada Oregon Idaho Montana Wyoming Utah Colorado
- Eucephalus engelmannii - California Nevada Utah Colorado Idaho Montana Washington British Columbia Alberta
- Eucephalus glabratus - California Oregon
- Eucephalus glaucescens Washington
- Eucephalus gormanii - Oregon
- Eucephalus ledophyllus - California Oregon Washington
- Eucephalus paucicapitatus - Washington British Columbia Alberta
- Eucephalus tomentellus - California Oregon
- Eucephalus vialis - California Oregon