Erigeron elegantulus

Erigeron elegantulus is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common names blue dwarf fleabane and volcanic daisy.

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

Erigeron elegantulus is an uncommon plant native to the Modoc Plateau and nearby areas in northeastern California and in eastern and southern Oregon.[1]

Erigeron elegantulus grows on the rocky volcanic soils of the region. It is a small perennial herb forming patches of narrow, hard, pointed leaves a few centimeters long in shades of green to white. The erect stems are up to 15 centimeters (8 inches) in height and each hold a single flower head less than a centimeter (0.4 inches) wide. The head has a center of yellow disc florets and a fringe of 20-25 ray florets which may be blue, purple, or pink.[2][3]

References
  1. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. Flora of North America, Erigeron elegantulus Greene. Volcanic daisy
  3. Greene, Edward Lee 1895. Erythea 3(4): 65


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