Erigeron vreelandii

Erigeron vreelandii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. vreelandii
Binomial name
Erigeron vreelandii
Rydb.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Erigeron foliosissimus Greene
  • Erigeron platyphyllus Greene
  • Erigeron semirasus Wooton & Standl.

Erigeron vreelandii is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names sticky tall fleabane[4] and Vreeland's erigeron.[5] It grows in northwestern Mexico (State of Sonora) and in the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado).[6]

Erigeron vreelandii grows on rocky slopes in open areas in forests or woodlands dominated by pine, oak, or fir. It is a perennial herb up to 80 centimeters (32 inches) tall, producing a rhizomes and a branching woody caudex. It generally produces 1-22 flower heads per stem. Each head contains 75–150 blue or lavender ray florets, surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[4][2]

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