| Erigeron arenarioides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. arenarioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron arenarioides | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Erigeron arenarioides, known by the common names sand fleabane [2] and Wasatch fleabane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae . It has been found only in the northern part of the state of Utah in the western United States. [3]
Erigeron arenarioides is a perennial up to 30 cm (1 foot) tall. It usually has several flower heads, each with 10–25 blue ray florets surrounding a disc with many small yellow disc florets. [4] The Latin epithet arenarioides means "sandwort-like," referring to its narrow leaves.
