Erigeron religiosus
Erigeron religiosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Genus: | Erigeron |
Species: | E. religiosus |
Binomial name | |
Erigeron religiosus | |
Erigeron religiosus is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Clear Creek fleabane .[1] It is native to the southwestern United States, in southern Utah and northern Arizona.[2]
Erigeron religiosus grows in forested areas. It is an annual or perennial herb producing up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) long from a woody, branched underground caudex. The branching inflorescence can sometimes contain as many as 50 flower heads. Each head contains 37–85 white or lilac ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Erigeron religiosus Cronquist, 1947. Clear Creek fleabane
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Cronquist, A.J. 1994. Asterales. 5: 1–496. In A.J. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal & P. K. Holmgren (eds.) Intermountain Flora. Hafner Pub. Co., New York
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