Erigeron eximius

Erigeron eximius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. eximius
Binomial name
Erigeron eximius
Greene
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron apiculatus Greene 1912 not Benth. 1845
  • Erigeron eldensis Greene
  • Erigeron superbus Greene ex Rydb.

Erigeron eximius is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common name Spruce-fir fleabane.[2]

Erigeron eximius is native to the western United States. It is found in alpine meadows and in openings in aspen and spruce/fir forests in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas.[3]

Erigeron eximius is a perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) in height, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Each stem can produce 1-15 flower heads, each with as many as 80 blue or lavender ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron eximius Greene
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America, Erigeron eximius Greene, Spruce-fir fleabane
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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