Erigeron consimilis

Erigeron consimilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. consimilis
Binomial name
Erigeron consimilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron compactus var. consimilis (Cronquist) S.F.Blake

Erigeron consimilis is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common names foothill fleabane[2] and San Rafael fleabane. It is found in the western United States: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming.[3]

Erigeron consimilis is a very small perennial herb up to 10 cm (4 inches) tall, forming a taproot. Most of the leaves are low and close to the ground. Each stem produces only one flower head, with 30–55 white or pink ray florets plus numerous yellow disc florets.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron consimilis Cronquist
  2. ↑ "Erigeron consimilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066577
  4. ↑ Flora of North America, Erigeron consimilis Cronquist, Brittonia. 6: 186. 1947. San Rafael fleabane


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