Erigeron goodrichii

Erigeron goodrichii is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Uinta Mountain fleabane.[1]

Erigeron goodrichii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Erigeron
Species:
E. goodrichii
Binomial name
Erigeron goodrichii

Erigeron goodrichii has been found only in the northeastern part of the state of Utah in the western United States.[2] It grows at high elevations in the mountains, sometimes above tree line.[1]

Erigeron goodrichii is a tiny perennial herb rarely more than 12 cm (4.8 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. Stems and leaves are covered with hairs, some of them stiff. The plant sometimes produces only one flower heads per stem, sometimes 2 or 3. Each head contains as many as 60 blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[1]

Species is named for ecologist Sherel Goodrich (1943-) of Utah State University.

References
  1. Flora of North America, Erigeron goodrichii S. L. Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist. 43: 366. 1983. Uinta Mountain fleabane
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map


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