Erigeron rybius
| Erigeron rybius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. rybius
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron rybius | |
Erigeron rybius is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Sacramento Mountain fleabane[1] and royal fleabane.[2] It is native to the western Texas and south-central New Mexico in the southwestern United States.[3] The common name alludes to the Sacramento Mountains just east of Alamogordo in New Mexico.[4]
Erigeron rybius grows in grassy meadows and disturbed sites in coniferous forests. It is a perennial herb up to 35 centimeters (14 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes and by leafy stolons that run along the surface of the ground. The inflorescence contains 1-6 flower heads per stem. Each head contains 47–99 white ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.[1]
References
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron rybius G. L. Nesom, 1982. Sacramento Mountain fleabane
- ^ NRCS. "Erigeron rybius". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Nesom, Guy L. 1982. Systematic Botany 7(4): 457–460
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