| Erigeron sivinskii | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. sivinskii
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron sivinskii | |
Erigeron sivinskii is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Sivinski's fleabane.. [1] It has been found in the southwestern United States, in the states of Arizona and New Mexico. [2] [3]
The species is named for botanist and forester Robert C. Sivinski. [4]
Erigeron sivinskii grows on red clay and shale slopes in desert scrub and open pinyon- juniper woodland. It is a small perennial herb rarely more than 8 cm (3.2 inches) tall. The inflorescence generally contains only one flower heads per stem. Each head contains 21–33 ray florets each ray white with a lilac stripe down the middle. These surround many yellow disc florets. [1] [4]
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| Erigeron sivinskii | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. sivinskii
|
| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron sivinskii | |
Erigeron sivinskii is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Sivinski's fleabane.. [1] It has been found in the southwestern United States, in the states of Arizona and New Mexico. [2] [3]
The species is named for botanist and forester Robert C. Sivinski. [4]
Erigeron sivinskii grows on red clay and shale slopes in desert scrub and open pinyon- juniper woodland. It is a small perennial herb rarely more than 8 cm (3.2 inches) tall. The inflorescence generally contains only one flower heads per stem. Each head contains 21–33 ray florets each ray white with a lilac stripe down the middle. These surround many yellow disc florets. [1] [4]
References