Erigeron vetensis

Erigeron vetensis is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name early blue-top fleabane.[2] It is native to the western United States (primarily in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico but with an isolated population in Nebraska).[3]

Erigeron vetensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Erigeron
Species:
E. vetensis
Binomial name
Erigeron vetensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron glandulosus Porter
  • Erigeron porteri S.F.Blake

Erigeron vetensis grows in dry, open sites in openings in conifer forests. It is a perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall. It generally produces only one flower head per stem. Each head contains 30–90; blue, purple, or white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]

References
  1. The Plant List, Erigeron vetensis Rydb.
  2. Flora of North America, Erigeron versicolor (Greenman) G. L. Nesom, 1982. Bald-fruit fleabane
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map


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