Sericocarpus is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.^[3][4] Whitetop aster is a common name for the genus.^[5]

Species^[1][6]

• 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^[1]

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Sericocarpus
Sericocarpus rigidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Solidagininae
Genus:	Sericocarpus Nees 1832 not Greene
Synonyms[1][2]
Aster sect. Sericocarpus (Nees) Semple Aster subgen. Sericocarpus (Nees) A.G. Jones Aster sect. Serratifolii Loudon Oligactis Raf.

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see Eucephalus

• Sericocarpus tomentellus - Eucephalus tomentellus