| Erigeron vernus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. vernus |
| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron vernus | |
| Synonyms [1] [2] | |
Synonymy
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Erigeron vernus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name early white-top fleabane. [3] It is native to the southeastern United States from Virginia to Louisiana. [4] It is found most commonly in habitat types such as interdunal swales, wet savannas, cypress swamps, among others. [5] It acts as an indicator species in the savannas of the Florida Panhandle. [6]
Erigeron vernus grows in moist locations in flatwoods and savannahs, and sometimes in ditches and by roadsides. It is a biennial or perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall, producing rhizomes and a woody underground caudex. The inflorescence is made up of 1–25 flower heads in flat-topped arrays. Each head contains 25–40 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. [3] [7]
