Erigeron goodrichii

Erigeron goodrichii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. goodrichii
Binomial name
Erigeron goodrichii
S.L.Welsh

Erigeron goodrichii is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Uinta Mountain fleabane.[1]

Erigeron goodrichii has been found only in the northeastern part of the State of Utah in the western United States.[2] It grows at high elevations in the mountains, sometimes above tree line.[1]

Erigeron goodrichii is a tiny perennial herb rarely more than 12 cm (4.8 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. Stems and leaves are covered with hairs, some of them stiff. The plant sometimes produces only one flower heads per stem, sometimes 2 or 3. Each head contains as many as 60 blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[1]

Species is named for ecologist Sherel Goodrich (1943-) of Utah State University.

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