Erigeron bloomeri is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name scabland fleabane.

Erigeron bloomeri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. bloomeri
Binomial name
Erigeron bloomeri
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron nudatus A.Gray, syn of var. nudatus

Description

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Erigeron bloomeri is a short, small perennial herb rarely more than 20 cm (8 inches) tall, forming clumps over a taproot. It has mostly basal leaves several centimeters long which may be densely hairy to nearly hairless. Atop the short erect stems are inflorescences consisting of single flower heads. Each head is 1-2 centimeters (0.4-0.8 inches) wide and is packed with many small golden yellow disc florets, but no ray florets.

Range and Habitat

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Erigeron bloomeri is native to the slopes, meadows, and hillsides of the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, northwestern Utah and central Washington).[2][3][4]

Varieties[1][5]
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References

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  1. ^ a b The Plant List, Erigeron bloomeri A.Gray
  2. ^ Hitchcock, C. Leo; Cronquist, Arthur (2018). Giblin, David; Legler, Ben; Zika, Peter F.; Olmstead, Richard G. (eds.). Flora of the Pacific Northwest (Second ed.). Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780295742885. OCLC 1027726040.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron bloomeri A. Gray, scabland fleabane
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron bloomeri A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 6: 540. 1865. Bloomer’s fleabane
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