Erigeron himalajensis

Erigeron himalajensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. himalajensis
Binomial name
Erigeron himalajensis
Vierh. 1906

Erigeron himalajensis is an Asian species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It grows on stony slopes and the margins of forests in the mountains of Afghanistan, Tibet, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[1]

Erigeron himalajensis is a perennial, clump-forming herb up to 60 cm (5 feet) tall, forming woody rhizomes. Its flower heads have pink or purple ray florets surrounding yellow disc florets.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of China, Erigeron himalajensis Vierhapper, 1906. 珠峰飞蓬 zhu feng fei peng
  2. Vierhapper, Friedrich. 1906. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung, Systematik, Pflanzengeographie, angewandte Botanik 19: 491
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