Erigeron speciosus
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Erigeron speciosus is a widespread North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common names aspen fleabane,[2] garden fleabane,[3] and showy fleabane.[4] It has been found in western Canada and the United States, from Alberta and British Columbia south as far as Arizona and New Mexico, with some isolated populations in the state of Baja California in Mexico.[5]
Erigeron speciosus grows on in prairies and in open coniferous forests. It is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, producing underground rhizomes and a woody caudex. The inflorescence generally contains 2-20 flower heads per stem. Each head contains 75–150 white, lavender or blue ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.[4][6]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Erigeron speciosus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron speciosus. Showy fleabane
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map[permanent dead link]
- ^ Eastwood, Alice 1896. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2, 6: 297
External links
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Colorado in 1899 — isotype of Erigeron salicinus, syn of E. speciosus
- Turner Photographics, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Erigeron speciosus, (Showy Fleabane) — photos, description, partial distribution map
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