About Eucephalus paucicapitatus (B.L.Rob.) Greene
Eucephalus paucicapitatus (B.L.Rob.) Greene, commonly called the Olympic Mountain aster, is a North American flowering plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. It grows on rocky slopes and in subalpine meadows at high elevations. Its known range includes areas in and near Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, as well as Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This species is a perennial herb that reaches up to 55 cm (22 inches) in height, and it grows with a woody caudex. Most individual stems produce between 2 and 4 flower heads. Each flower head holds 7 to 21 white ray florets, which surround a center of many yellow disc florets. This plant blooms from July to August.
