Erigeron poliospermus
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Erigeron poliospermus is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names gray-seeded fleabane[1] and purple cushion fleabane.[2] It has been found in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.[3]
Erigeron poliospermus is a small perennial herb rarely more than 15 centimeters (6 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The plant generally produces only 1-3 flower heads per stem. Each head has 15–45 pink, purple, or white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The ray florets are lacking in var. disciformis[1][4][5]
- Varieties
- Erigeron poliospermus var. cereus Cronquist - Washington
- Erigeron poliospermus var. disciformis (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom - Washington, Oregon[6]
- Erigeron poliospermus var. poliospermus - British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Oregon
References
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron poliospermus A. Gray 1884.
- ^ NRCS. "Erigeron poliospermus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Cronquist, A.J. 1994. Asterales. 5: 1–496. In A.J. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal & P. K. Holmgren (eds.) Intermountain Flora. Hafner Pub. Co., New York.
- ^ Scoggan, H. J. 1979. Dicotyledoneae (Loasaceae to Compositae). Part 4. 1117–1711 pp. In Flora of Canada. National Museums of Canada, Ottawa.
- ^ Nesom, Guy L. 2004. Sida 21(1): 24
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