Erigeron neomexicanus

Erigeron neomexicanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. neomexicanus
Binomial name
Erigeron neomexicanus
A. Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Achaetogeron fisheri Larsen
  • Achaetogeron sophiaefolius Larsen
  • Diplopappus delphinifolius Cass.
  • Erigeron delphinifolius A.Gray 1853 (illegitimate homonym, not Willd. 1809)
  • Erigeron delphinifolius subsp. neomexicanus (A. Gray) Cronquist
  • Erigeron delphinifolius var. euneomexicanus Cronquist

Erigeron neomexicanus, the New Mexico fleabane, is a plant species native to New Mexico, Arizona, Sonora, and Chihuahua. It occurs in open sites in grasslands or woodlands, at elevations of 900–3000 m (3000–9000 m).[2]

Erigeron neomexicanus is a perennial herb with a fairly large taproot. Leaves are fairly large and oblanceolate, with pinnate lobes, the basal leaves up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) long. Cauline (stem) leaves progressively smaller higher up the stem. Ray and disc flowers are both white.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America v 20 p 277
  3. ↑ Asa Gray. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 2. 1883.
  4. ↑ Cronquist, Arthur John. Brittonia 6(2): 263. 1947.
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