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Erigeron religiosus

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Erigeron religiosus
In Utah
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. religiosus
Binomial name
Erigeron religiosus

Erigeron religiosus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Clear Creek fleabane .[1] It is native to the southwestern United States, in southern Utah and northern Arizona.[2]

Erigeron religiosus grows in forested areas. It is an annual or perennial herb producing up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) long from a woody, branched underground caudex. The branching inflorescence can sometimes contain as many as 50 flower heads. Each head contains 37–85 white or lilac ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron religiosus Cronquist, 1947. Clear Creek fleabane
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Cronquist, A.J. 1994. Asterales. 5: 1–496. In A.J. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal & P. K. Holmgren (eds.) Intermountain Flora. Hafner Pub. Co., New York