Erigeron nanus
Erigeron nanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Genus: | Erigeron |
Species: | E. nanus |
Binomial name | |
Erigeron nanus Nutt. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Erigeron nanum Nutt. |
Erigeron nanus is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name dwarf fleabane.[2] It native to the western part of the United States, in Wyoming, northern Utah, southern Idaho, and northeastern Nevada.[3]
Erigeron nanus is a small perennial herb rarely more than 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) tall, producing a taproot. The leaves and the stem are covered with stiff hairs. The plant generally produces only 1 flower head per stem, each head with up to 35 blue or purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows on ridges, rocky slopes, and outcroppings.[2]
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