Erigeron nauseosus
| Erigeron nauseosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. nauseosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron nauseosus (M.E.Jones) A.Nelson | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Erigeron nauseosus is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Marysvale fleabane.[2] It native to the western part of the United States, in northern Utah and Nevada.[3]
Erigeron nauseosus is a small perennial herb rarely more than 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) tall, producing a taproot. The leaves and the stem are covered with stiff hairs. The plant generally produces only 1 flower head per stem, each head with up to 35 blue or purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows on ridges, rocky slopes, and outcroppings.[2]
The "Marysvale" part of the common name refers to the community of Marysvale, Utah, where the type specimen was collected.[4]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron nauseosus (M.E.Jones) A.Nelson
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Erigeron nauseosus (M. E. Jones) A. Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 37: 270. 1904. Marysvale fleabane
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Jones, Marcus Eugene 1895. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2, 5(18): 696 description in English, as Erigeron caespitosus var. nauseosus
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