Tufted false asters

Tufted false asters
Tufted false aster ( Vernonia fasciculata )
Systematics
Order : Astern-like (Asterales) Family : Daisy family (Asteraceae) Subfamily : Cichorioideae Tribe : Vernonieae Genre : Sham asterisks ( Vernonia ) Type : Tufted false asters
Scientific name
Vernonia fasciculata
Michx.

The Büschelige Schein aster or Büschelige Schein-Aster ( Vernonia fasciculata ) is a species of the genus of the Scheinastern ( Vernonia ).

features

The tufted Scheinaster is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 30 to 120 centimeters. The leaves are glabrous on the underside and have dimples. The outer pappus rays are unevenly bristle-shaped and not scale-shaped. The heads consist of 12 to 25 flowers. The cover measures 5 to 8 × 4 to 6 millimeters. The bracts are pointed or rounded.

The chromosome number is 2n = 34 for Vernonia fasciculata subsp. corymbosa .

Occurrence

The tufted Scheinaster occurs in the north of the central United States.

use

The tufted asterisk is very rarely used as an ornamental plant for natural gardens.

literature

• Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vernonia fasciculata subsp. corymbosa at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis