Erigeron goodrichii: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron
Species
Erigeron goodrichii
Scientific Name
Erigeron goodrichii

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Erigeron goodrichii

Erigeron goodrichii is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Uinta Mountain fleabane.

Erigeron goodrichii has been found only in the northeastern part of the state of Utah in the western United States. It grows at high elevations in the mountains, sometimes above tree line.

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.

The species is named for ecologist Sherel Goodrich (1943-) of Utah State University.

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Erigeron goodrichii in languages:

English
Uinta Mountain Fleabane

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