Sericocarpus
Sericocarpus rigidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Aster sect. Sericocarpus (Nees) Semple
  • Aster subgen. Sericocarpus (Nees) A.G. Jones
  • Aster sect. Serratifolii Loudon
  • Oligactis Raf.

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]

Species[1][6]
formerly included[1]

see Eucephalus

References

  1. 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Tropicos, Sericocarpus Nees
  3. Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1832. Genera et Species Asterearum 10, 148–152
  4. Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 101 White-topped aster, Sericocarpus Nees
  5. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sericocarpus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  6. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps


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