Erigeron goodrichii is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Uinta Mountain fleabane.[2]
| Erigeron goodrichii | |
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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. goodrichii
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron goodrichii | |
Erigeron goodrichii has been found only in the northeastern part of the state of Utah in the western United States.[3] It grows at high elevations in the mountains, sometimes above tree line.[2]
Erigeron goodrichii is a tiny perennial herb rarely more than 12 cm (4.8 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. Stems and leaves are covered with hairs, some of them stiff. The plant sometimes produces only one flower heads per stem, sometimes 2 or 3. Each head contains as many as 60 blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]
The species is named for ecologist Sherel Goodrich (1943-) of Utah State University.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (7 April 2023). "Erigeron goodrichii". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Erigeron goodrichii S. L. Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist. 43: 366. 1983. Uinta Mountain fleabane
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
edit- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Utah in 1981, isotype of Erigeron goodrichii
Data related to Erigeron goodrichii at Wikispecies
