Erigeron vetensis

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Erigeron vetensis

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. vetensis
Binomial name
Erigeron vetensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron glandulosus Porter
  • Erigeron porteri S.F.Blake

Erigeron vetensis is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name early blue-top fleabane.[2] It is native to the western United States (primarily in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico but with an isolated population in Nebraska).[3]

Erigeron vetensis grows in dry, open sites in openings in conifer forests. It is a perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall. It generally produces only one flower head per stem. Each head contains 30–90; blue, purple, or white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]

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