Erigeron utahensis

Erigeron utahensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. utahensis
Binomial name
Erigeron utahensis
Synonyms
  • Erigeron stenophyllus A.Gray 1857 not Hook. & Arn. 1836
  • Erigeron stenophyllus var. tetrapleurus A.Gray
  • Erigeron tetrapleurus (A.Gray) A.Heller
  • Erigeron utahensis var. tetrapleuris (A.Gray) Cronquist

Erigeron utahensis is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Utah fleabane.[1]

Erigeron utahensis is native to the western United States in Arizona, Utah, western Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern California (Providence Mountains inside Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County).[2][3][4]

Erigeron utahensis is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall, growing from a stout taproot and a branching underground caudex. Its branching stem and leaves are covered in whitish hairs. The inflorescence holds 1-5 flower heads, each 1-2 centimeters (0.4-0.8 inches) wide. They have yellow disc florets in the centers and 28–40 white, pink, lavender, or ray florets around the edges.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of North America, Erigeron utahensis A. Gray, 1880. Utah fleabane
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California
  4. ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Erigeron utahensis A. Gray, Utah fleabane includes description, photos, distribution map


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