Biology:Erigeron ochroleucus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Erigeron ochroleucus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. ochroleucus
Binomial name
Erigeron ochroleucus
Nutt.
Synonyms[1][2][3]

Erigeron ochroleucus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, called the buff fleabane[4] or buff daisy. It is native to western Canada and the western United States from Alaska and Yukon southeast as far as Colorado and Nebraska.[5]

Erigeron ochroleucus is a biennial or perennial herb up to 35 centimeters (14 inches) tall. The plant generally produces 1-8 flower heads per stem, each head with up to 70 white or pink ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows on open slopes and meadows in sagebrush scrub and conifer forests.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15590821 entry