Erigeron neomexicanus, the New Mexico fleabane, is a plant species native to New Mexico, Arizona, Sonora, and Chihuahua. It occurs in open sites in grasslands or woodlands, at elevations of 900–3000 m (3000–9000 m).[2]

Erigeron neomexicanus is a perennial herb with a fairly large taproot. Leaves are fairly large and oblanceolate, with pinnate lobes, the basal leaves up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) long. Cauline (stem) leaves progressively smaller higher up the stem. Ray and disc flowers are both white.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America v 20 p 277
  3. ^ Asa Gray. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 2. 1883.
  4. ^ Cronquist, Arthur John. Brittonia 6(2): 263. 1947.