Erigeron elatior
| Erigeron elatior | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. elatior
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron elatior | |
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Erigeron elatior is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name tall fleabane.[1]
Erigeron elatior is native to the western United States, in the states of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.[4] It grows in subalpine brush, mountain meadows, and openings in coniferous forests.[1]
Erigeron elatior is a perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) in height, spreading by means of woody underground rhizomes. It produces 1-6 flower heads per stem, each head with 75–150 pink, white, or rose-purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Flora of North America, Erigeron elatior (A. Gray) Greene. tall fleabane
- ^ "The American journal of science and arts". ser.2:v.33=no.97-99 (1862). 30 July 1862.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ The Plant List, Erigeron elatior (A.Gray) Greene
- ^ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
- ^ Lee, Greene, Edward (30 July 1896). "Pittonia". v.3 (1896-1898).
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