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Erigeron arenarioides

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Erigeron arenarioides
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E. arenarioides
Binomial name
Erigeron arenarioides
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster arenarioides D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray
  • Aster imbricatus Walp.
  • Erigeron stenophyllus D.C.Eaton 1871 not Hook. & Arn. 1836

Erigeron arenarioides is a species of flowering plant in the (daisy family) known by the common names sand fleabane[2] and Wasatch fleabane. It has been found only in the northern part of the State of Utah in the western United States.[3]

Erigeron arenarioides is a perennial up to 30 cm (1 foot) tall. It usually has several flower heads, each with 10–25 blue ray florets surrounding a disc with many small yellow disc florets.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Erigeron arenarioides (D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray) A.Gray ex Rydb.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Erigeron arenarioides​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron arenarioides (D. C. Eaton ex A. Gray) A. Gray ex Rydberg, Wasatch fleabane