Erigeron oreophilus explained

Erigeron oreophilus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, called the chaparral fleabane. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico).[1] [2]

Erigeron oreophilus is a perennial herb up to 90 centimeters (3 feet) tall, with a large taproot. Leaves are pinnatifid with long narrow lobes. The plant generally produces an array of numerous flower heads per stem, each head with up to 75–130 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows in rocky, open locations in grasslands and conifer woodlands.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Erigeron%20oreophilus.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=1317 SEINet Southwest Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Erigeron oreophilus Greenm.
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066645 Flora of North America, Erigeron oreophilus Greenman, 1905. Chaparral fleabane
  4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8835487#page/267/mode/1up Greenman, Jesse More 1906. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 41(9): 257–259