Erigeron vicinus | |
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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. vicinus
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Binomial name | |
Erigeron vicinus |
Erigeron vicinus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names neighbor fleabane [1] and border fleabane. [2] It grows in north-central Mexico (state of Coahuila) and in western Texas in the United States. Some of the populations lie inside Big Bend National Park. [3] [4]
Erigeron vicinus grows on rocky slopes and in canyons. It is a perennial herb rarely up to 30 centimeters (12 inches) tall, producing a taproot and a branching woody caudex. It generally produces 1-2 flower heads per stem. Each head contains 60–95 ray florets, each ray white with a lilac stripe along the middle/ The rays surround numerous yellow disc florets. [1] [5]
The species was named vicinus, meaning "neighbor", [6] in reference to the close proximity of the international border to the location where the plant was first collected. [5]
Erigeron vicinus | |
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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. vicinus
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Binomial name | |
Erigeron vicinus |
Erigeron vicinus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names neighbor fleabane [1] and border fleabane. [2] It grows in north-central Mexico (state of Coahuila) and in western Texas in the United States. Some of the populations lie inside Big Bend National Park. [3] [4]
Erigeron vicinus grows on rocky slopes and in canyons. It is a perennial herb rarely up to 30 centimeters (12 inches) tall, producing a taproot and a branching woody caudex. It generally produces 1-2 flower heads per stem. Each head contains 60–95 ray florets, each ray white with a lilac stripe along the middle/ The rays surround numerous yellow disc florets. [1] [5]
The species was named vicinus, meaning "neighbor", [6] in reference to the close proximity of the international border to the location where the plant was first collected. [5]