| Erigeron latifolius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. latifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron latifolius | |
Erigeron latifolius is a rare and little-known Chinese species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It grows on mountain meadows at high elevations in Sichuan province in southwestern China. It was not formally described as a new species until 2010. [1] [2]
Erigeron latifolius is a perennial clump-forming herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, forming a rhizome and an underground caudex. Its flower heads have purple ray florets surrounding yellow disc florets. [1]
- ^ a b Erigeron latifolius Hao Zhang & Zhi F. Zhang, 2010. 宽叶飞蓬 kuan ye fei peng
- ^ Zhang, Hao & Zhang, Zhi-feng. 2010. Novon 20(1): 117–119 includes photo of herbarium specimen
| Erigeron latifolius | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. latifolius
|
| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron latifolius | |
Erigeron latifolius is a rare and little-known Chinese species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It grows on mountain meadows at high elevations in Sichuan province in southwestern China. It was not formally described as a new species until 2010. [1] [2]
Erigeron latifolius is a perennial clump-forming herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, forming a rhizome and an underground caudex. Its flower heads have purple ray florets surrounding yellow disc florets. [1]
- ^ a b Erigeron latifolius Hao Zhang & Zhi F. Zhang, 2010. 宽叶飞蓬 kuan ye fei peng
- ^ Zhang, Hao & Zhang, Zhi-feng. 2010. Novon 20(1): 117–119 includes photo of herbarium specimen