Erigeron alpiniformis

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Erigeron alpiniformis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. alpiniformis
Binomial name
Erigeron alpiniformis
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Erigeron borealis var. alpiniformis(Cronquist) Á.Löve
  • Trimorpha borealisVierh.
  • Erigeron borealis(Vierh.) Simmons

Erigeron alpiniformis is a rare Arctic species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, and one of several plants known by the common name alpine fleabane. [3] It has been found only in Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat, part of Denmark) and in Labrador and Nunavut in Canada. [4] [5]

Erigeron alpiniformis is a short, branching shrub rarely more than 20 cm (8 inches) tall. The inflorescence generally consists of 1 or 2, rarely 3 or 4 flower heads, each head with many small yellow disc florets and surrounded by a ring of 100–200 white or pinkish-purple ray florets. [6]

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References

  1. The Plant List, Erigeron alpiniformis Cronquist
  2. Tropicos, Trimorpha borealis Vierh.
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Erigeron alpiniformis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  5. The International Plant Names Index, Trimorpha borealis Vierh.
  6. Flora of North America, Erigeron alpiniformis Cronquist