Sericocarpus
| Sericocarpus | |
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| Sericocarpus rigidus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Solidagininae |
| Genus: | Sericocarpus Nees 1832 not Greene |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Sericocarpus is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4] Whitetop aster is a common name for the genus.[5]
- Sericocarpus asteroides - United States (MS AL GA FL SC NC TN KY WV VA MD DE NJ PA OH MI NY CT MA RI VT NH ME)
- Sericocarpus linifolius - United States (LA MS AL GA SC NC TN KY WV VA MD DE NJ PA OH IN MI NY CT MA RI NH)
- Sericocarpus oregonensis United States (CA OR WA)
- Sericocarpus rigidus - Canada (BC), United States (WA OR)
- Sericocarpus tortifolius - United States (LA MS AL GA FL SC NC)
- formerly included[1]
see Eucephalus
- Sericocarpus tomentellus - Eucephalus tomentellus
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Tropicos, Sericocarpus Nees
- ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1832. Genera et Species Asterearum 10, 148–152
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 101 White-topped aster, Sericocarpus Nees
- ^ NRCS. "Sericocarpus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
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