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Erigeron bellidiastrum

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Erigeron bellidiastrum

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. bellidiastrum
Binomial name
Erigeron bellidiastrum
Nutt.
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron eastwoodiae Wooton & Standl.
  • Erigeron arenarius Greene, syn of var. arenarius

Erigeron bellidiastrum, the western daisy fleabane[2] or sand fleabane, is a species of fleabane in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (state of Chihuahua) and the western and central United States (western Great Plains and open sandy areas in the deserts west of the Rockies).[3]

Erigeron bellidiastrum is an annual or biennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, with a taproot. It produces flower heads in groups of 1–12 on the ends of branches. Each head can have up to 70 white ray florets surrounding many small disc florets.[4]

Varieties[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Plant List, Erigeron bellidiastrum Nutt.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Erigeron bellidiastrum​". 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 Flora of North America, Erigeron bellidiastrum Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 307. 1840. Sand fleabane