Erigeron asperugineus, the Idaho fleabane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Western United States, particularly the states of Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.[2]

Erigeron asperugineus is a small perennial herb up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall, the stems mostly leafless and often lying flat.[3] The basal leaves have short hair with meandering margins and are wider towards the tip.[3] One plant usually produces 1 or 2 flower heads, each with 10–25 blue, pink, or purple ray florets about 1 centimetre (1⁄2 in) in length and surrounding many yellow disc florets.[4][3]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Erigeron asperugineus (D.C.Eaton) A.Gray
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ a b c Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 140. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron asperugineus (D. C. Eaton) A. Gray, Notes Compositae. 91. 1880. Idaho fleabane