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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Herrickia
Species:	H. wasatchensis
Binomial name
*Herrickia wasatchensis* (M.E.Jones) Brouillet 2004
Synonyms
Aster glaucus var. wasatchensis M.E. Jones 1895 Aster wasatchensis (M.E. Jones) S.F. Blake Eucephalus wasatchensis (M.E. Jones) Rydb. Eurybia wasatchensis (M.E. Jones) G.L. Nesom

Herrickia wasatchensis is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster family, called the Wasatch aster. It has been found only in the states of Utah and Arizona in the western United States.

Herrickia wasatchensis is a perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) tall from a woody underground caudex. The plant produces flower heads in groups of 2-20 or more heads. Each head contains 13–21 white or pink ray florets surrounding 26–43 yellow disc florets.

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