Biology:Erigeron mariposanus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Erigeron mariposanus | |
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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. mariposanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron mariposanus Congdon
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Erigeron mariposanus is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names foothill fleabane,[2] Mariposa daisy, or Mariposa erigeron. It has been found only in a few locations in Mariposa County in California .[3] Some sources say that it is now probably extinct.[3][4]
Erigeron mariposanus is a perennial herb up to 28 centimeters (11 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The leaves and the stem are covered with hairs. The plant generally produces 1-4 flower heads per stem, each head with up to 22 blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145525.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flora of North America, Erigeron mariposanus Congdon, Erythea. 7: 185. 1900. Foothill fleabane
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Calfora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron mariposanus Congdon, Mariposa daisy
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Wikidata ☰ Q15602005 entry
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