Erigeron versicolor

Erigeron versicolor is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names bald-fruit fleabane[2] and changing fleabane.[3] It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) and northern and central Mexico as far south as Michoacán.[4][5]

Erigeron versicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. versicolor
Binomial name
Erigeron versicolor
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Achaetogeron chihuahuensis Larsen
  • Achaetogeron versicolor Greenm.
  • Erigeron geiseri var. calcicola Shinners
  • Erigeron gilensis Wooton & Standl.
  • Erigeron mimegletes Shinners

Erigeron versicolor grows in scattered locations usually in moist places such as the edges of ponds, marshes, and creeks. It is an annual or perennial herb up to 80 centimeters (32 inches) tall. One plant can produce as few as one flower head or as many as 100. Each head contains 60–110 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]

References
  1. The Plant List, Erigeron versicolor (Greenm.) G.L.Nesom
  2. Flora of North America, Erigeron versicolor (Greenman) G. L. Nesom, 1982. Bald-fruit fleabane
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Erigeron versicolor". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Erigeron versicolor (Greenm.) G.L. Nesom includes photos, description, distribution map


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