Erigeron salishii

Erigeron salishii is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Salish fleabane[1] and Star Peak fleabane.[2] It grows in the Coast Ranges of British Columbia and Washington State.[3]

Erigeron salishii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Erigeron
Species:
E. salishii
Binomial name
Erigeron salishii
G.W.Douglas & Packer

Erigeron salishii grows on cliffs, ledges, and gravelly slopes. It is a tiny perennial rarely more than 7 centimeters (2.8 inches) tall, with many stems crowded together into a compact clump. The inflorescence generally contains only 1 flower head per stem. Each head contains 15–32 blue, or white ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.[1][4]

References
  1. Flora of North America, Erigeron salishii G. W. Douglas & Packer, Can. J. Bot. 66: 414, fig. 1. 1988. Salish fleabane
  2. "Erigeron salishii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Douglas, G. W. & J. G. Packer. 1988. Erigeron salishii, a new Erigeron (Asteraceae) from British Columbia and Washington. Canadian Journal of Botany 66(3): 414–416.


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