Erigeron alpiniformis
| Erigeron alpiniformis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. alpiniformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron alpiniformis Cronquist | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Erigeron alpiniformis is a rare Arctic species of flowering plants in the daisy family, and one of several plants known by the common name alpine fleabane.[3] It has been found only in Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat, part of Denmark) and in Labrador and Nunavut in Canada.[4][5]
Erigeron alpiniformis is a short, branching shrub rarely more than 20 cm (8 inches) tall. The inflorescence generally consists of 1 or 2, rarely 3 or 4 flower heads, each head with many small yellow disc florets and surrounded by a ring of 100–200 white or pinkish-purple ray florets.[6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron alpiniformis Cronquist
- ↑ Tropicos, Trimorpha borealis Vierh.
- ↑ "Erigeron alpiniformis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index, Trimorpha borealis Vierh.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Erigeron alpiniformis Cronquist
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