Erigeron oxyphyllus

Erigeron oxyphyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. oxyphyllus
Binomial name
Erigeron oxyphyllus

Erigeron oxyphyllus is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name wand fleabane.[1][2] It is native to northwestern Mexico (state of Sonora) and the southwestern United States (mostly Arizona but with a few populations in the Whipple Mountains just west of the Colorado River in California).[3][1][4][5][6]

Erigeron oxyphyllus is a branching perennial herb up to 25 centimeters (10 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The leaves and the stem are covered with hairs. The plant generally produces 1-3 flower heads per stem, each head with 12–45 white, blue, or lavender ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron oxyphyllus Greene, wand fleabane
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America, Erigeron oxyphyllus Greene, 1895. Wand fleabane
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ↑ De Groot, Sarah J. (2007) "Vascular Plants of the Whipple Mountains," Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany: Volume 24: Issue 1, Article 6
  5. ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Erigeron oxyphyllus Greene includes photos, description, distribution map
  6. ↑ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
  7. ↑ Greene, Edward Lee 1895. Erythea 3(2): 20


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