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Erigeron goodrichii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Genus
  
Erigeron

Order
  
Asterales

Tribe
  
Astereae

Rank
  
Species

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Erigeron goodrichii is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Uinta Mountain fleabane.

Erigeron goodrichii has been found only in the northeastern part of the state of Utah in the western United States. It grows at high elevations in the mountains, sometimes above tree line.

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.

Species is named for ecologist Sherel Goodrich (1943-) of Utah State University.

References

Erigeron goodrichii Wikipedia