Erigeron garrettii

Erigeron garrettii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. garrettii
Binomial name
Erigeron garrettii
A.Nelson
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron controversus Greene

Erigeron garrettii is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common name Garrett’s fleabane.[2]

Erigeron garrettii has been found only in the north-central part of the State of Utah in the western United States.[3] It grows in cracks in cliff faces and in rocky soil between boulders. It grows up to 23 cm (9 inches) tall, and produces a woody taproot. The plant produces only flower head per stem, the head containing golden yellow disc florets surrounded by as many as 25 white ray florets.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron garrettii A.Nelson
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America, Erigeron garrettii A. Nelson in J. M. Coulter and A. Nelson, New Man. Bot. Rocky Mt. 526. 1909. Garrett’s fleabane
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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