Erigeron multiradiatus

Erigeron multiradiatus is an Asian species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common name Himalayan fleabane.[3] It grows at high elevations in the mountains of central and south-central Asia, in Iran, Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Nepal, and China (Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan).[4]

Erigeron multiradiatus
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Erigeron
Species:
E. multiradiatus
Binomial name
Erigeron multiradiatus
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Erigeron multiradiatum (Lindl. ex DC.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Aster inuloides D.Don
  • Aster multiradiatus Wall.
  • Aster roylei Onno
  • Erigeron radiosus Spreng. ex DC.
  • Stenactis multiradiata Lindl. ex DC.

Erigeron multiradiatus is a branching perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) tall, producing a woody rhizome. The plant generally has several Flower heads per stem, each head containing numerous lilac or lavender or purple ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.[4][3]

References
  1. The Plant List, Erigeron multiradiatus (Lindl. ex DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  2. Tropicos, Erigeron multiradiatus (Lindl. ex DC.) Benth. ex C.B. Clarke
  3. Flowers of India, Himalayan Fleabane description and photo
  4. Flora of China, Erigeron multiradiatus (Lindley ex Candolle) Bentham ex C. B. Clarke, Compos. Ind. 56. 1876. 多舌飞蓬 duo she fei peng


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