Erigeron vetensis is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name early blue-top fleabane.[2] It is native to the western United States (primarily in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico but with an isolated population in Nebraska).[3]

Erigeron vetensis grows in dry, open sites in openings in conifer forests. It is a perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall. It generally produces only one flower head per stem. Each head contains 30–90; blue, purple, or white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Erigeron vetensis Rydb.
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron versicolor (Greenman) G. L. Nesom, 1982. Bald-fruit fleabane
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map