Erigeron eximius

Erigeron eximius

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. eximius
Binomial name
Erigeron eximius
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron apiculatus Greene 1912 not Benth. 1845
  • Erigeron eldensis Greene
  • Erigeron superbus Greene ex Rydb.

Erigeron eximius is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name spruce-fir fleabane.[2]

Erigeron eximius is native to the western United States. It is found in alpine meadows and in openings in aspen and spruce/fir forests in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas.[3]

Erigeron eximius is a perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) in height, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Each stem can produce 1-15 flower heads, each with as many as 80 blue or lavender ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Erigeron eximius Greene
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron eximius Greene, Spruce-fir fleabane
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map


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