Erigeron neomexicanus

Erigeron neomexicanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. neomexicanus
Binomial name
	Erigeron neomexicanus; A.Gray
Synonyms
	Achaetogeron fisheri Larsen; Achaetogeron sophiaefolius Larsen; Diplopappus delphinifolius Cass.; Erigeron delphinifolius A.Gray 1853 (illegitimate homonym, not Willd. 1809); Erigeron delphinifolius subsp. neomexicanus (A. Gray) Cronquist; Erigeron delphinifolius var. euneomexicanus Cronquist;

Erigeron neomexicanus, the New Mexico fleabane, is a plant species native to New Mexico, Arizona, Sonora, and Chihuahua. It occurs in open sites in grasslands or woodlands, at elevations of 900–3000 m (3000–9000 m).^[2]

Erigeron neomexicanus is a perennial herb with a fairly large taproot. Leaves are fairly large and oblanceolate, with pinnate lobes, the basal leaves up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) long. Cauline (stem) leaves progressively smaller higher up the stem. Ray and disc flowers are both white.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ The Plant List
^ ^a ^b Flora of North America v 20 p 277
^ Asa Gray. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 2. 1883.
^ Cronquist, Arthur John. Brittonia 6(2): 263. 1947.

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[1] The Plant List

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[3] Asa Gray. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 2. 1883.

[4] Cronquist, Arthur John. Brittonia 6(2): 263. 1947.

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