Erigeron sivinskii

Erigeron sivinskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. sivinskii
Binomial name
Erigeron sivinskii
G.L.Nesom

Erigeron sivinskii is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Sivinski’s fleabane..[1] It has been found in the southwestern United States, in the States of Arizona and New Mexico.[2][3]

The species is named for botanist and forester Robert C. Sivinski.[4]

Erigeron sivinskii grows on red clay and shale slopes in desert scrub and open pinyon-juniper woodland. It is a small perennial herb rarely more than 8 cm (3.2 inches) tall. The inflorescence generally contains only one flower heads per stem. Each head contains 21–33 ray florets each ray white with a lilac stripe down the middle. These surround many yellow disc florets.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of North America, Erigeron sivinskii G. L. Nesom, 1992. Sivinski’s fleabane
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ↑ Zion Plant List, United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service
  4. 1 2 Nesom, Guy L. 1992. Phytologia 71(5): 416–418

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