Erigeron versicolor is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names bald-fruit fleabane[2] and changing fleabane.[3] It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) and northern and central Mexico as far south as Michoacán.[4][5]
| Erigeron versicolor | |
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| In Nuevo León, Mexico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. versicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron versicolor | |
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Synonymy
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Erigeron versicolor grows in scattered locations usually in moist places such as the edges of ponds, marshes, and creeks. It is an annual or perennial herb up to 80 centimeters (32 inches) tall. One plant can produce as few as one flower head or as many as 100. Each head contains 60–110 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Erigeron versicolor (Greenm.) G.L.Nesom
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron versicolor (Greenman) G. L. Nesom, 1982. Bald-fruit fleabane
- ^ NRCS. "Erigeron versicolor". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Erigeron versicolor (Greenm.) G.L. Nesom includes photos, description, distribution map
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