Erigeron multiradiatus
Erigeron multiradiatus | |
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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 (Lindl. ex DC.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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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 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
- ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron multiradiatus (Lindl. ex DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- ↑ Tropicos, Erigeron multiradiatus (Lindl. ex DC.) Benth. ex C.B. Clarke
- 1 2 Flowers of India, Himalayan Fleabane description and photo
- 1 2 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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