Erigeron ursinus

Erigeron ursinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. ursinus
Binomial name
Erigeron ursinus
S.L.Welsh & Goodrich 1983
Synonyms[1]

Erigeron ursinum D.C.Eaton

Erigeron ursinus is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Bear River fleabane.[2] It is native to the western United States, from Montana and Idaho south as far as Arizona and New Mexico.[3]

Erigeron ursinus grows in sunny locations in sagebrush and in open coniferous woodlands. It is a small perennial herb rarely more than 8 centimeters (3.2 inches) tall, producing rhizomes and a branching underground caudex. The inflorescence is made up of only one flower heads per stem. Each head contains 14–30 white, pink, or purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]

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