Erigeron sceptrifer explained

Erigeron sceptrifer is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name scepter-bearing fleabane. It has been found in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, San Luis Potosí) and the southeastern United States (Cochise County in Arizona).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Erigeron sceptrifer grows in grasslands, frequently alongside widely spaced pine, oak, and juniper trees. It is an annual herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, forming a thin taproot. The inflorescence generally contains 20–50 flower heads in a loose array. Each head can sometimes contain as many as 195 white ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Chihuahua in 1981, isotype of Erigeron sceptrifer

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Erigeron%20sceptrifer.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12979562#page/5/mode/1up Nesom, Guy L. 1990. Phytologia 69(4): 239, map 2
3. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=2966&taxauthid=1 SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Erigeron sceptrifer G.L. Nesom
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066676 Flora of North America, Erigeron sceptrifer G. L. Nesom, 1990. Scepter-bearing fleabane
5. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12979562#page/14/mode/1up Nesom, Guy L. 1990. Phytologia 69(4): 248–250