Erigeron alpiniformis

Erigeron alpiniformis
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]
  • Erigeron borealis var. alpiniformis (Cronquist) Á.Löve
  • Trimorpha borealis Vierh.
  • Erigeron borealis (Vierh.) Simmons

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

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron alpiniformis Cronquist
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Trimorpha borealis Vierh.
  3. ↑ "Erigeron alpiniformis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  5. ↑ The International Plant Names Index, Trimorpha borealis Vierh.
  6. ↑ Flora of North America, Erigeron alpiniformis Cronquist


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