Eucephalus engelmannii, August 13, 2020
Common & scientific name
Engelmann’s aster, Eucephalus engelmannii
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Difficult Creek, 9,500’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
The Aster genus continues to shrink! This late-blooming, woods-loving aster is the tallest of all, up to five feet, with rather scraggly white, widely-spaced “petals” (ray florets).