Erigeron cavernensis is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name lone fleabane. It has been found only in the State of Nevada in the western United States, on ridges, cliff faces, and rocky outcrops at high elevations in the mountains of Nye and White Pine Counties.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. cavernensis
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| Erigeron cavernensis | |
Erigeron cavernensis is a very small perennial herb up rarely more than 6 cm (2.4 inches) tall, forming clumps of many individuals close together. Most of the leaves are low and close to the ground. Each stem produces only one flower head, with 12–24 white, pink or lavender ray florets plus numerous yellow disc florets.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Erigeron cavernensis. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron cavernensis S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood, lone fleabane
- ^ Welsh, Stanley Larson & Atwood, Nephi Duane 1988. Great Basin Naturalist 48(4): 495–496
