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
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
Cronquist

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. Flora of North America, Erigeron religiosus Cronquist, 1947. Clear Creek fleabane
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. 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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