Erigeron Tener

Erigeron tener
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. tener
Binomial name
	Erigeron tener; (A.Gray) A.Gray 1880
Synonyms
	Erigeron caespitosus var. tener A.Gray 1876;

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Erigeron tener is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name slender fleabane.^[2] It is native to the western United States, largely in the Great Basin, in the states of California , Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.^[3]^[2]

Erigeron tener grows in open, rocky habitats. It is a perennial herb up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) tall, producing a large taproot and a woody caudex. It is surrounded at the base by narrow oval leaves up to 8 cm (3.2 inches) long, on petioles. There may be a few much smaller leaves along the stem. The inflorescence is made up of 1-3 flower heads per stem, each head lined with hairy, glandular phyllaries. The head contains 15–40 blue or purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ Tropicos, Erigeron tener (A. Gray) A. Gray List
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron tener A. Gray, slender fleabane
↑ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
↑ Flora of North America, Erigeron tener (A. Gray) A. Gray, 1880. Slender fleabane
↑ Hitchcock, C. H., A.J. Cronquist, F. M. Ownbey & J. W. Thompson. 1984. Compositae. Part V.: 1–343. In C. L. Hitchcock Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington Press, Seattle.

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment
United States Department of AgriculturePlants Profile
Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California

Wikidata ☰ Q5388430 entry

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[1] Tropicos, Erigeron tener (A. Gray) A. Gray List

[mcquiddy-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron tener A. Gray, slender fleabane

[3] Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map

[4] Flora of North America, Erigeron tener (A. Gray) A. Gray, 1880. Slender fleabane

[5] Hitchcock, C. H., A.J. Cronquist, F. M. Ownbey & J. W. Thompson. 1984. Compositae. Part V.: 1–343. In C. L. Hitchcock Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington Press, Seattle.