Erigeron arenarioides

Erigeron arenarioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. arenarioides
Binomial name
Erigeron arenarioides
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster arenarioides D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray
  • Aster imbricatus Walp.
  • Erigeron stenophyllus D.C.Eaton 1871 not Hook. & Arn. 1836

Erigeron arenarioides is a species of flowering plant in the (daisy family) known by the common names sand fleabane[2] and Wasatch fleabane. It has been found only in the northern part of the state of Utah in the western United States.[3]

Erigeron arenarioides is a perennial up to 30 cm (1 foot) tall. It usually has several flower heads, each with 10–25 blue ray florets surrounding a disc with many small yellow disc florets.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron arenarioides (D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray) A.Gray ex Rydb.
  2. ↑ "Erigeron arenarioides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ↑ Flora of North America, Erigeron arenarioides (D. C. Eaton ex A. Gray) A. Gray ex Rydberg, Wasatch fleabane


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