Sericocarpus is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1832. Genera et Species Asterearum 10, 148–152Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 101 White-topped aster, Sericocarpus Nees Whitetop aster is a common name for the genus.
SpeciesBiota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps 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 see Eucephalus Sericocarpus tomentellus – Eucephalus tomentellus
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