Erigeron bloomeri

Erigeron bloomeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. bloomeri
Binomial name
	Erigeron bloomeri; Gray
Synonyms
	Erigeron nudatus A.Gray, syn of var. nudatus;

Erigeron bloomeri is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name scabland fleabane.

Description

Erigeron bloomeri is a short, small perennial herb rarely more than 20 cm (8 inches) tall, forming clumps over a taproot. It has mostly basal leaves several centimeters long which may be densely hairy to nearly hairless. Atop the short erect stems are inflorescences consisting of single flower heads. Each head is 1-2 centimeters (0.4-0.8 inches) wide and is packed with many small golden yellow disc florets, but no ray florets.

Range and Habitat

Erigeron bloomeri is native to the slopes, meadows, and hillsides of the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, northwestern Utah and central Washington).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Varieties^[1]^[5]

Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri - California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Erigeron bloomeri var. nudatus (A.Gray) Cronquist - Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties in extreme northern California

Gallery

var. bloomeri

References

^ ^a ^b The Plant List, Erigeron bloomeri A.Gray
^ Hitchcock, C. Leo; Cronquist, Arthur (2018). Giblin, David; Legler, Ben; Zika, Peter F.; Olmstead, Richard G. (eds.). Flora of the Pacific Northwest (Second ed.). Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780295742885. OCLC 1027726040.
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron bloomeri A. Gray, scabland fleabane
^ Flora of North America, Erigeron bloomeri A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 6: 540. 1865. Bloomer’s fleabane

External links

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[TPL-1] The Plant List, Erigeron bloomeri A.Gray

[Hitchcock_and_Cronquist-2] Hitchcock, C. Leo; Cronquist, Arthur (2018). Giblin, David; Legler, Ben; Zika, Peter F.; Olmstead, Richard G. (eds.). Flora of the Pacific Northwest (Second ed.). Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780295742885. OCLC 1027726040.

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[4] Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron bloomeri A. Gray, scabland fleabane

[5] Flora of North America, Erigeron bloomeri A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 6: 540. 1865. Bloomer’s fleabane

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