Biology:Erigeron velutipes
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Erigeron velutipes | |
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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. velutipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron velutipes S.L.Welsh & Goodrich 1983
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Erigeron alamosanus Rose | |
Erigeron velutipes is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names delicate fleabane[3] and Chihuahuan fleabane.[4]
It is native to northern and southwestern Mexico, including in the states of Sonora, Nayarit, Michoacán, and Jalisco)[5] and just over the United States border into Santa Cruz County, Arizona.[6]
Erigeron velutipes grows in moist locations near springs. It is an annual herb up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) tall, producing a taproot. The inflorescence is made up of 1-3 flower heads per stem. Each head contains 50–75; white or blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[3]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144729/Erigeron_velutipes.
- ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron velutipes Hook. & Arn.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America, Erigeron velutipes Hooker & Arnott, 1841. Delicate fleabane
- ↑ "Erigeron velutipes". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ERVE11. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Tropicos, specimen listings for Erigeron velutipes Hook. & Arn.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Wikidata ☰ Q15596794 entry
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