Erigeron mancus is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names depauperate fleabane[2] and imperfect fleabane. It has been found only in southeastern Utah.[3]

Erigeron mancus is a short perennial herb rarely more than 7 centimeters (2.8 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The leaves are pinnately lobed near the bottom of the plant but not farther up the stem. The plant generally produces only 1 flower heads per stem, each head with several yellow disc florets but no ray florets. The species grows in alpine meadows, ridge tops, and rocky slopes at high elevation in the mountains.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Erigeron mancus Rydb.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Erigeron mancus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron mancus Rydberg, 1917. Imperfect fleabane
  5. ^ "James F. Fowler, & Barb Smith. 2010. Erigeron mancus elevational density gradient as a baseline to detect future climate change in LaSal Mountain habitats, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, Arizona, & Manti-LaSal National Forest, Moab, Utah" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-28.