Erigeron hultenii

Erigeron hultenii is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known as Hulten's fleabane.[1] It has been found in the state of Alaska in the United States, from Campbell Creek Valley about 11 miles (17.6 km) north of Anchorage.[2][3]

Erigeron hultenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Erigeron
Species:
E. hultenii
Binomial name
Erigeron hultenii
Spongberg

Erigeron hultenii is a small perennial rarely more than 7 centimeters (2.8 inches) tall. Most of the leaves are on the lower part of the stem. Each plant generally produces only one flower head, with up to 45 pink or lavender ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[3]

The species is named for Swedish botanist Oskar Eric Gunnar Hultén (1894 - 1981), one of the most prolific authorities on Alaskan botany.

References
  1. "Erigeron hultenii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  3. Spongberg, Stephen Alex 1973. Rhodora 75: 116-119 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, full-page line drawing on page 117


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