Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Erigeron multiceps

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Genus
  
Erigeron

Higher classification
  
Fleabane

Order
  
Asterales

Tribe
  
Astereae

Scientific name
  
Erigeron multiceps

Rank
  
Species

People also search for
  
Erigeron aequifolius, Erigeron calvus

Erigeron multiceps is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Kern River daisy and Kern River fleabane. It is endemic to California, where it is known mostly from the Kern Plateau in the southern High Sierra Nevada of eastern Tulare County. It is a perennial herb growing a hairy stem up to about 20 centimeters tall from a taproot and caudex. The base of the stem is surrounded by oblong leaves 2 to 5 centimeters long, and there are some smaller leaves along the length of the stem. The inflorescence produces hairy, glandular flower heads filled with yellow disc florets and a fringe of up to 125 thin, flat white to purple-tinged ray florets. The fruit is an achene with a pappus of bristles.

References

Erigeron multiceps Wikipedia