Sericocarpus

Sericocarpus is a genus of North American plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family.[3][4] Whitetop aster is a common name for the genus.[5]

Species[1][6]

• Sericocarpus asteroides - United States (MS AL GA FL SC NC TN KY WV VA MD DE NJ PA OH MI NY CT MA RI VT NH ME)
• Sericocarpus linifolius - United States (LA MS AL GA SC NC TN KY WV VA MD DE NJ PA OH IN MI NY CT MA RI NH)
• Sericocarpus oregonensis United States (CA OR WA)
• Sericocarpus rigidus - Canada (BC), United States (WA OR)
• Sericocarpus tortifolius - United States (LA MS AL GA FL SC NC)

formerly included[1]

Sericocarpus
Sericocarpus rigidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae[1]
Genus:	Sericocarpus Nees 1832 not Greene
Synonyms[1][2]
Aster sect. Sericocarpus (Nees) Semple Aster subgen. Sericocarpus (Nees) A.G. Jones Aster sect. Serratifolii Loudon Oligactis Raf.

see Eucephalus

• Sericocarpus tomentellus - Eucephalus tomentellus

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
2. Tropicos, Sericocarpus Nees
3. Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1832. Genera et Species Asterearum 10, 148–152
4. Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 101 White-topped aster, Sericocarpus Nees
5. "Sericocarpus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
6. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps