Erigeron goodrichii

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Erigeron goodrichii
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Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. goodrichii
Binomial name
Erigeron goodrichii

Erigeron goodrichii is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Uinta Mountain fleabane. [2]

Erigeron goodrichii has been found only in the northeastern part of the state of Utah in the western United States. [3] It grows at high elevations in the mountains, sometimes above tree line. [2]

Erigeron goodrichii is a tiny perennial herb rarely more than 12 cm (4.8 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. Stems and leaves are covered with hairs, some of them stiff. The plant sometimes produces only one flower heads per stem, sometimes 2 or 3. Each head contains as many as 60 blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. [2]

The species is named for ecologist Sherel Goodrich (1943-) of Utah State University.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. NatureServe (7 April 2023). "Erigeron goodrichii". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Flora of North America, Erigeron goodrichii S. L. Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist. 43: 366. 1983. Uinta Mountain fleabane
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map