Engelmann's Aster
Eucephalus engelmannii
Synonym: Aster engelmannii
![Flower head of Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii (Synonym: Aster engelmannii)](engelmannii/engelmannii1d.jpg)
Close-up of the flower head of Engelmann's aster as seen at Swauk Campground, Wenatchee N.F........July 23, 2009.
- ![Involucral bracts of Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii (Synonym: Aster engelmannii)](engelmannii/engelmannii1c.jpg)
Two close-up views of the imbricate (shingle-like) involucral bracts of Engelmann's aster as seen at Swauk Campground, Wenatchee N.F.........July 23, 2009.
- ![Ventral leaf surface of Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii (Synonym: Aster engelmannii)](engelmannii/engelmannii2e.jpg)
Two views of stem leaves of Engelmann's aster as seen at Swauk Campground, Wenatchee N.F.......July 23, 2009. The dorsal leaf surface is seen at left, the ventral leaf surface is seen at right. The similar cascade aster (Eucephalus ledophyllus) has whitish hairs on the ventral leaf surface.
- ![Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii (Synonym: Aster engelmannii)](engelmannii/engelmannii2b.jpg)
- ![Involucral bracts of Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii (Synonym: Aster engelmannii)](engelmannii/engelmannii2c.jpg)
Additional close-ups of engelmann's aster as seen along forest service road #3521, Wenatchee National Forest.........August 13, 2009.
![Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii (Synonym: Aster engelmannii)](engelmannii/engelmannii1a.jpg)
Engelmann's aster as seen at Swauk Campground, Wenatchee N.F.........July 23, 2009.
Paul Slichter