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Asteraceae

King's serpentweed

Herrickia kingii (D.C.Eaton) Brouillet, Urbatsch & R.P.Roberts

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Herrickia

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King's serpentweed: King's serpentweed (Herrickia kingii syn. Machaeranthera kingii syn. Tonestus kingii var. kingii), Aster family (Asteraceae). Ridge between the American Fork Ca
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
King's serpentweed, King's aster

Synonyms

  • Aster kingii var. kingii
  • Eurybia kingii (D.C.Eaton) G.L.Nesom
  • Machaeranthera kingii (D.C.Eaton) Cronquist & D.D.Keck
  • Machaeranthera kingii var. kingii
  • Tonestus kingii (D.C.Eaton) G.L.Nesom

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.