Erigeron oxyphyllus

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

Erigeron oxyphyllus is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name wand fleabane.[1][2] It is native to northwestern Mexico (State of Sonora) and the southwestern United States (mostly Arizona but with a few populations in the Whipple Mountains just west of the Colorado River in California).[3][1][4][5][6]

Erigeron oxyphyllus is a branching perennial herb up to 25 centimeters (10 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The leaves and the stem are covered with hairs. The plant generally produces 1-3 flower heads per stem, each head with 12–45 white, blue, or lavender ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2][7]


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