Erigeron hyssopifolius

Erigeron hyssopifolius is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, called the hyssop-leaf fleabane.[2] It is widespread across much of Canada and has also been found in the northeastern United States (northern New England, New York, Michigan).[3]

Erigeron hyssopifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. hyssopifolius
Binomial name
Erigeron hyssopifolius
Michx.
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron hyssopifolium Michx.

Erigeron hyssopifolius is a perennial up to 35 centimeters (14 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Each plant generally produces only one flower head, though sometimes groups of as many as 5, each head with up to 50 pink or white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]

References
  1. Tropicos, Erigeron hyssopifolius Michx.
  2. Flora of North America, Erigeron hyssopifolius Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 123. 1803. Hyssop-leaf fleabane, vergerette à feuilles d’hysope
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map


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