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Erigeron pallens

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Erigeron pallens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Erigeron
Species:
E. pallens
Binomial name
Erigeron pallens
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron purpuratus subsp. pallens (Cronquist) G.W. Douglas

Erigeron pallens is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name pale fleabane.[2] It is native to the Rocky Mountains of western Canada (Alberta + British Columbia).[3] There are some reports of the species in arctic regions but these populations have been reclassified under other species.[2]

Erigeron pallens is a tiny, unbranching perennial herb rarely more than 10 centimeters (4 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The leaves are covered with wool. The plant generally produces only 1 flower head per stem, each head with 50–60 white, pink, or purpleray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The plant grows on rocky slopes in sparsely vegetated slopes.[2]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos, Erigeron pallens Cronquist
  2. ^ a b c Flora of North America Erigeron pallens Cronquist, 1947. Pale fleabane
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map


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