Erigeron pringlei
| Erigeron pringlei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. pringlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron pringlei A.Gray | |
Erigeron pringlei is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Pringle’s fleabane.[1] It has been found in only in the state of Arizona in the southwestern United States.[2]
Erigeron pringlei is a perennial herb up to 16 centimeters (6.4 inches) tall, producing a thick underground woody caudex. The plant generally produces only 1 flower head per stem but sometimes 2 or 3. Each head has 20–35 pink or white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows on ledges and in cracks in cliff faces.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Erigeron pringlei in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Santa Rita Mountains in 1881. probably isotype of Erigeron pringlei
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