Biology:Erigeron sivinskii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Erigeron sivinskii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Erigeron |
Species: | E. sivinskii
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Binomial name | |
Erigeron sivinskii G.L.Nesom
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Erigeron sivinskii is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Sivinski's fleabane..[1] It has been found in the southwestern United States, in the states of Arizona and New Mexico.[2][3]
The species is named for botanist and forester Robert C. Sivinski.[4]
Erigeron sivinskii grows on red clay and shale slopes in desert scrub and open pinyon-juniper woodland. It is a small perennial herb rarely more than 8 cm (3.2 inches) tall. The inflorescence generally contains only one flower heads per stem. Each head contains 21–33 ray florets each ray white with a lilac stripe down the middle. These surround many yellow disc florets.[1][4]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q15592996 entry
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