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Erigeron formosissimus

Conservation status


Secure  (NatureServe)

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. formosissimus
Binomial name
Erigeron formosissimus

Greene

Synonyms[1]

Synonymy

  • Erigeron deminutus Wooton & Standl.
  • Erigeron fruticetorum Rydb.
  • Erigeron gulielmi Greene
  • Erigeron hirtuosus Greene
  • Erigeron iodanthus Greene
  • Erigeron mogollonicus Greene
  • Erigeron pecosensis Standl.
  • Erigeron rubicundus Greene
  • Erigeron scaberulus Greene
  • Erigeron smithii Rydb.
  • Erigeron subasper Greene
  • Erigeron viscidus Rydb., syn of var. viscidus

Erigeron formosissimus is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name beautiful fleabane.[2]

Erigeron formosissimus is native to the western United States. It has been found in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, the Black HillsofSouth Dakota, eastern Idaho, and southern Montana.[3]

Erigeron formosissimus is a perennial herb up to 55 centimeters (22 inches) in height, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. It produces 1-6 flower heads per stem, each head as many as 150 white, pink, purple, or blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2][4][5]

Varieties[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Erigeron formosissimus Greene
  • ^ a b c Flora of North America, Erigeron formosissimus Greene, Beautiful fleabane
  • ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  • ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1898. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 25(3): 121 description and commentary in English
  • ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1898. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 25(3): plate 332, figures 3 + 4 line drawing of Erigeron formosissimus

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