Scientific Name | Erigeron divergens | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ERDI4 |
Common Name | Speading Fleabane, Speading Daisy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 35852 |
Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills and montane (4000 to 8500 ft.); dryer meadows, slopes, open woodlands. Plant: Erect annual, biennial or short-lived perennial often branching from base, 4 to 28 inches tall; leafy, hairy stems. Leaves: Hairy alternate stem leaves and a cluster of basal leaves, linear to oblanceolate, up to 2 inches long; lower leaves petiolate, upper leaves clasping; margins entire 2-3 lobed. Inflorescence: Showy composite flowers about 1-inch across and nodding buds on leafy peduncles with many (75-150) white-to-purple rays, yellow disk florets, and hairy, somewhat glandular phyllaries below. Bloom Period: May to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, SEINet and American Southwest. |
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