Mountain Wood Aster
Eurybia chlorolepis (E.S. Burgess) G.L. Nesom is native to red spruce–Fraser fir and Mountains from eastern Tennessee and western Virginia south to northern Georgia (). The species is similar to E. divaricata but has longer peduncles (> 15 mm), larger involucres, and more ray and disc florets (see  for details).  Lamboy (1992) presented data on the species's distinctness from E. divaricata using morphometric and cytologic data. The species includes mostly tetraploids (2n=36) and rarely pentaploids (2n=45).
Lamboy, W.F. 1992. The taxonomic status and probable origin of Aster chlorolepis, a southern Appalachian endemic. Castanea 57: 52-65.
Last revised 12 May 2025 by J.C. Semple
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1-4. Eurybia chlorolepis. 1. Population, Roan Mt., North Carolina. 2. Leaves and inflorescence, Semple & Suripto 9683, Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina. 3-4. Head, involucre and florets, Semple & Suripto 9684, Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina.