Erigeron atticus is a European species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Romania.[2][3][4]

Erigeron atticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. atticus
Binomial name
Erigeron atticus
Synonyms[1]
  • Trimorpha attica (Vill.) Vierh.
  • Aster villarsii E.H.L.Krause
  • Erigeron carpaticus Griseb. & Schenk
  • Erigeron glandulosus Hegetschw.
  • Erigeron intermedius Nyman
  • Erigeron rupestris Gremli
  • Erigeron villarsii Bellardi

Erigeron atticus is an herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. One plant usually produces several flower heads, each with white, blue or purple ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.[5]

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