Erigeron bloomeri explained

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

Erigeron bloomeri is native to the slopes, meadows, and hillsides of the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, northwestern Utah).^{[1] [2]}

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.

Varieties^{[3] [4]}

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

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
• Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Erigeron%20bloomeri.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=3107 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron bloomeri A. Gray, scabland fleabane
3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-25002 The Plant List, Erigeron bloomeri A.Gray
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066563 Flora of North America, Erigeron bloomeri A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 6: 540. 1865. Bloomer’s fleabane