Erigeron kuschei
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| Erigeron kuschei | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. kuschei |
| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron kuschei Eastw. | |
Erigeron kuschei is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Chiricahua fleabane. It is endemic to Arizona in the United States, where it is known from two locations in the Chiricahua Mountains.[1]
This rhizomatous perennial herb produces hairy stems a few centimeters tall. The leaves are spatula-shaped to lance-shaped and up to 6 centimeters long near the base of the plant. The flower heads are lined with hairy, glandular phyllaries and contain many white ray florets each up to 1.1 centimeters long.[2]
This plant grows in shady spots on north-facing cliffs and outcrops, often in mossy spots among conifers.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erigeron kuschei. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Erigeron hessii. Flora of North America.
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