Erigeron modestus

Erigeron modestus is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name plains fleabane.[3] It native to northern Mexico (Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nuevo León) and the southwestern and south-central parts of the United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas).

Erigeron modestus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Erigeron
Species:
E. modestus
Binomial name
Erigeron modestus
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Erigeron modestum A.Gray
  • Erigeron lobatus var. warnockii Shinners
  • Erigeron plateauensis Cronquist
  • Erigeron warnockii (Shinners) Shinners

Erigeron modestus is a branching perennial herb up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The leaves are spatula-shaped and up to 10 cm (4 inches) long near the bottom of the plant but narrower and shorter farther up the stem. Flower heads sometimes can have as many as 170 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[3]

References
  1. The Plant List, Erigeron modestus A.Gray
  2. Tropicos, Erigeron modestus A. Gray
  3. Flora of North America, Erigeron modestus A. Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 68. 1849. Plains fleabane


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