Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
(D.C.Eaton) G.L.Nesom
                
                
                    
Source:
ipni
                
                
                    
Year:
2009
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3(1): 166 (2009)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001331638
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - King's Eurybia
- King's Aster
- King's Daisy
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Eurybia kingii (also called King's Aster, among many other common names) is a perennial herb native to the United States. It has small, white flowers and grows in dry, rocky areas, such as hillsides and mountainsides.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Eurybia kingii has been used as an ornamental plant, as a source of food for animals, and as a medicinal plant.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        
Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species
                        Eurybia kingii var.  barnebyana (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) G.L.Nesom
                    
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Eurybia kingii has small yellow flowers with five petals, and its seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have a rosette of leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Eurybia kingii is a perennial herb that can be propagated by seed or division. It prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade. It can be grown in containers or in the ground.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Eurybia kingii
                        
                            Eurybia kingii can be found in the mountains of North Carolina, USA.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Eurybia genus
                        
                            Eurybia integrifolia, 
Eurybia conspicua, 
Eurybia radulina, 
Eurybia merita, 
Eurybia saxicastellii, 
Eurybia glauca, 
Eurybia furcata, 
Eurybia surculosa, 
Eurybia hemispherica, 
Eurybia compacta, 
Eurybia macrophylla, 
Eurybia jonesiae, 
Eurybia divaricata, 
Eurybia spinulosa, 
Eurybia avita, 
Eurybia schreberi, 
Eurybia horrida, 
Eurybia spectabilis, 
Eurybia paludosa, 
Eurybia sibirica, 
Eurybia herveyi, 
Eurybia mirabilis, 
Eurybia radula, 
Eurybia chlorolepis, 
Eurybia eryngiifolia, 
Eurybia chasei, 
Eurybia kingii,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Asteraceae family
                        
                            Aaronsohnia pubescens, 
Aaronsohnia factorovskyi, 
Abrotanella filiformis, 
Abrotanella rostrata, 
Abrotanella linearis, 
Abrotanella trilobata, 
Abrotanella muscosa, 
Abrotanella inconspicua, 
Abrotanella trichoachaenia, 
Abrotanella caespitosa, 
Abrotanella nivigena, 
Abrotanella pusilla, 
Abrotanella linearifolia, 
Abrotanella papuana, 
Abrotanella rosulata, 
Abrotanella emarginata, 
Abrotanella fertilis, 
Abrotanella spathulata, 
Abrotanella purpurea, 
Abrotanella patearoa, 
Abrotanella submarginata, 
Abrotanella diemii, 
Abrotanella scapigera, 
Abrotanella forsterioides, 
Acamptopappus shockleyi, 
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus, 
Acanthocephalus benthamianus, 
Acanthocephalus amplexifolius, 
Acanthocladium dockeri, 
Acanthodesmos distichus, 
Acanthodesmos gibarensis, 
Acanthospermum humile, 
Acanthospermum consobrinum, 
Acanthospermum glabratum, 
Acanthospermum microcarpum, 
Acanthospermum hispidum, 
Acanthospermum australe, 
Acanthospermum lecocarpoides, 
Acanthostyles buniifolius, 
Acanthostyles saucechicoensis, 
Achillea buiana, 
Achillea conrathii, 
Achillea cucullata, 
Achillea styriaca, 
Achillea clavennae, 
Achillea cappadocica, 
Achillea huber-morathii, 
Achillea ptarmicoides, 
Achillea sieheana, 
Achillea barrelieri,