Eurybia conspicua (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom
showy aster
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
showy aster
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a creeping rhizome; stems erect, usually single and branched above, glandular, 0.3-1.0 m tall.
Leaves:
Basal and lowermost leaves small, stalked and soon deciduous; stem leaves egg-shaped to elliptic, clasping, mostly unstalked, 6-18 cm long, 2-8 cm wide, thick, saw-toothed, with short, stiff hairs; sand-papery to touch when mature.
Flowers:
Heads few to many in an open, round-topped inflorescence; involucres 9-12 mm tall; involucral bracts lanceolate, densely glandular, green at the tip, whitish at the base; ray flowers 12-35, blue to violet, 10-15 mm long; disk flowers yellow.
Fruits:
Achenes several-nerved, appressed-hairy; pappus whitish.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Eurybia conspicua
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1087 | 6 | 2854 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
24 | -2 | 230 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
195 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
6059 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(2), BG(24), BWBS(466), CWH(1), ESSF(455), ICH(490), IDF(1580), MS(1130), PP(52), SBPS(166), SBS(1291), SWB(3) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry meadows and forest openings in the montane zone; common in BC in and E of the Coast-Cascade Mountains and S of 57degreeN; E to SK and S to WY, ID and OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Aster conspicuous
Aster conspicuus Lindl.