Engelmann Aster Eucephalus engelmannii Asteraceae (Aster Family)  Home    Plant Index    Details     Range Map

Guardsman Pass Guardsman Pass - 1 September 2011 Logan Canyon - 13 July 2011 Guardsman Pass - 1 September 2011 Big Cottonwood Canyon, September 9, 2011 - Salt Lake County, Utah    Photo Details ©Nicky Davis Characteristics Up to 5 feet tall when growing by a stream in the canyons above 6000 feet. This flower  has less than 20 white petals each which are up to 1 inch long. The flowers bloom from July to September.  The leaves are  lance shaped. Other For photos of a butterfly larva that uses this plant as a host plant, click on Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla flavula Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla eremita Rockslide Checkerspot- Specimen - Chlosyne damoetas Rockslide Checkerspot - Immatures - Chlosyne whitneyi Back to Top