''Sericocarpus'' is a genus of

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

n plants in the tribe

Astereae Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes annuals, biennials, perennials, subshrubs, shrubs, and trees. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the world. Plants within the tribe are present nearly worldwide di ...

within the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

. Whitetop aster is a common name for the genus. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
/ref>Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
/ref> * '' 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''

References

Astereae Flora of North America Asteraceae genera Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck {{Astereae-stub