Erigeron vernus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Erigeron |
Species: | E. vernus |
Binomial name | |
Erigeron vernus S.L.Welsh & Goodrich 1983 | |
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Synonymy
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Erigeron vernus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name early white-top fleabane. It is native to the southeastern United States from Virginia to Louisiana.
Erigeron vernus grows in moist locations in flatwoods and savannahs, and sometimes in ditches and by roadsides. It is a biennial or perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall, producing rhizomes and a woody underground caudex. The inflorescence is made up of 1–25 flower heads in flat-topped arrays. Each head contains 25–40 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.
References
- Tropicos, Erigeron vernus (L.) Torr. & A. Gray
- The Plant List, Erigeron vernus (L.) Torr. & A.Gray
- ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron vernus (Linnaeus) Torrey & A. Gray, 1841. Early white-top fleabane
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Dicotyledons 1–944. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Erigeron vernus |
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Aster vernus |
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