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Erigeron arisolius

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Erigeron arisolius
In Arizona

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. arisolius
Binomial name
Erigeron arisolius

Erigeron arisolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names arid throne fleabane[2] and dry-sun fleabane. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora).[3][4]

Erigeron arisolius is an annual or perennial herb up to 70 cm (26 inches) tall, with a thick taproot. Leaves are spatula-shaped near the bottom of the plant, thread-like higher on the stem. One plant can produce as many as 50 small flower heads at the ends of long, spindly branches, each head containing 125–180 white, pink, or lavender ray florets and many small yellow disc florets.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Erigeron arisolius​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ a b Nesom, Guy L. 1990. Phytologia 69(4): 237-253 diagnosis in Latin on page 243, description and discussion in English pages 243-245; key on page 250; distribution map on page 239 for Erigeron arisolius and E. sceptrifer
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron arisolius G. L. Nesom, Dry-sun fleabane
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