W33 



ENGELMANN ASTER 



As'ter engelman'ni, syn. Euce'phalus engelman'ni 



Flower heads about % in. high, hemi- 

 spherical, usually several on each stem, 

 arising from the upper leaf axils 



Bracts in a 5-rowed series (involucre) 

 around base of head, usually purple- 

 tinged, with hairy-fringed margins, the 

 outer ones shorter than the inner 



Outer (ray) flowers of heads white, 

 pinkish, or purple, 5 to 10, female, about 

 in. long 



Center (disk) flowers of heads small, 

 numerous, yellow, tubular, turning 

 brownish in drying 



"Seeds" (achenes) oblong, flattened, 

 more or less hairy, becoming hairless in 

 age, crowned with numerous tawny 

 bristles (pappus) 



Leaves alternate, mostly broadly 

 lance-shaped, 2 to 4 in. long, usually 

 sharp-pointed, stalkless, rather thin 

 with prominent midrib, generally hair- 

 less, somewhat bluish-waxy-coated, the 

 margins sometimes with a few fine 

 teeth 



Stems robust,- up to 5 ft. high, solitary 

 or tufted, often branched toward the 

 top, hairless to somewhat fine-hairy 



Rootstocks creeping, 

 perennial 



Roots fibrous 



underground, 



