Erigeron arenarioides

Erigeron arenarioides is a species of flowering plant in the (daisy family) known by the common names sand fleabane[2] and Wasatch fleabane. It has been found only in the northern part of the state of Utah in the western United States.[3]

Erigeron arenarioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Erigeron
Species:
E. arenarioides
Binomial name
Erigeron arenarioides
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster arenarioides D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray
  • Aster imbricatus Walp.
  • Erigeron stenophyllus D.C.Eaton 1871 not Hook. & Arn. 1836

Erigeron arenarioides is a perennial up to 30 cm (1 foot) tall. It usually has several flower heads, each with 10–25 blue ray florets surrounding a disc with many small yellow disc florets.[4] The Latin epithet arenarioides means "sandwort-like," referring to its narrow leaves.

References
  1. The Plant List, Erigeron arenarioides (D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray) A.Gray ex Rydb.
  2. "Erigeron arenarioides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Erigeron arenarioides (D. C. Eaton ex A. Gray) A. Gray ex Rydberg, Wasatch fleabane


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