Erigeron flettii

Erigeron flettii is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common names Flett's fleabane or Olympic Mountains fleabane .[1]

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

Erigeron flettii is endemic to the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington. Many of the populations lie inside Olympic National Park.[2][3]

Erigeron flettii is a small perennial herb up to 15 centimeters (8 inches) in height. Most of the leaves are clustered around the base of the stems. They are lance-shaped, dark green on most of the blade but with white along the edge. The plant generally produces only 1 flower head per stem, each head as many as 40 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[1]

References
  1. Flora of North America, Erigeron flettii G. N. Jones, Flett’s fleabane; Olympic Mountains fleabane
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Turner Photographics, Erigeron flettii, Olympic Mountain Fleabane, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest photos, descriptions, distribution map


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