Erigeron oreophilus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, called the chaparral fleabane.[2] It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico).[2][3][4]
Erigeron oreophilus is a perennial herb up to 90 centimeters (3 feet) tall, with a large taproot. Leaves are pinnatifid with long narrow lobes. The plant generally produces an array of numerous flower heads per stem, each head with up to 75–130 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows in rocky, open locations in grasslands and conifer woodlands.[2][5]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Erigeron oreophilus Greenm.
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Erigeron oreophilus Greenman, 1905. Chaparral fleabane
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ SEINet Southwest Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Erigeron oreophilus Greenm. includes photos, description, distribution map
- ^ Greenman, Jesse More 1906. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 41(9): 257–259
External links
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Chihuahua in 1888, type specimen of Achaetogeron pringlei, syn of Erigeron oreophilus
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
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