Erigeron elatior | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Erigeron |
Species: | E. elatior
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Binomial name | |
Erigeron elatior | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Erigeron elatior is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name tall fleabane.[1]
Erigeron elatior is native to the western United States, in the states of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.[4] It grows in subalpine brush, mountain meadows, and openings in coniferous forests.[1]
Erigeron elatior is a perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) in height, spreading buy means of woody underground rhizomes. It produces 1-6 flower heads per stem, each head with 75–150 pink or rose-purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[1][5]