Erigeron uintahensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. uintahensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron uintahensis | |
Erigeron uintahensis is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Uinta fleabane.[1] It is native to the western United States, in the states of Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado.[2]
Erigeron uintahensis grows alongside sagebrush, pine, aspen, spruce and fir, and also on alpine meadows at high elevation. It is a perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall, producing rhizomes and a woody underground caudex. The inflorescence is made up of 1-5 flower heads per stem, in a loose array. Each head contains 75–125 blue or lavender ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron uintahensis Cronquist, 1943. Uinta fleabane
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Cronquist, Arthur John 1943. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 70(3): 270–271
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