Erigeron formosissimus

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Erigeron formosissimus
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. formosissimus
Binomial name
Erigeron formosissimus
Synonyms [1]
Synonymy
  • Erigeron deminutusWooton & Standl.
  • Erigeron fruticetorumRydb.
  • Erigeron gulielmiGreene
  • Erigeron hirtuosusGreene
  • Erigeron iodanthusGreene
  • Erigeron mogollonicusGreene
  • Erigeron pecosensisStandl.
  • Erigeron rubicundusGreene
  • Erigeron scaberulusGreene
  • Erigeron smithiiRydb.
  • Erigeron subasperGreene
  • Erigeron viscidusRydb., syn of var. viscidus

Erigeron formosissimus is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name beautiful fleabane. [2]

Erigeron formosissimus is native to the western United States. It has been found in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, the Black Hills of South Dakota, eastern Idaho, and southern Montana. [3]

Erigeron formosissimus is a perennial herb up to 55 centimeters (22 inches) in height, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. It produces 1-6 flower heads per stem, each head as many as 150 white, pink, purple, or blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. [2] [4] [5]

Varieties [2]

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