Erigeron asperugineus

Erigeron asperugineus, the Idaho fleabane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Western United States, particularly the states of Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.[2]

Erigeron asperugineus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. asperugineus
Binomial name
Erigeron asperugineus
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster asperugineus D.C.Eaton
  • Erigeron elkoensis A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
  • Erigeron inconspicuus MacMill.

Erigeron asperugineus is a small perennial herb up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall, the stems mostly leafless and often lying flat.[3] The basal leaves have short hair with meandering margins and are wider towards the tip.[3] One plant usually produces 1 or 2 flower heads, each with 10–25 blue, pink, or purple ray florets about 1 centimetre (1⁄2 in) in length and surrounding many yellow disc florets.[4][3]

References
  1. The Plant List, Erigeron asperugineus (D.C.Eaton) A.Gray
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 140. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
  4. Flora of North America, Erigeron asperugineus (D. C. Eaton) A. Gray, Notes Compositae. 91. 1880. Idaho fleabane


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