Biology:Erigeron goodrichii
| Erigeron goodrichii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. goodrichii
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron goodrichii S.L.Welsh
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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]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (7 April 2023). "Erigeron goodrichii". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155739/Erigeron_goodrichii.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Flora of North America, Erigeron goodrichii S. L. Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist. 43: 366. 1983. Uinta Mountain fleabane
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15591187 entry
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