Erigeron modestus
| Erigeron modestus | |
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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. modestus
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron modestus A.Gray | |
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Erigeron modestus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name plains fleabane.[3] It native to northern Mexico (Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nuevo León) and the southwestern and south-central parts of the United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas).
Erigeron modestus is a branching perennial herb up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The leaves are spatula-shaped and up to 10 cm (4 inches) long near the bottom of the plant but narrower and shorter farther up the stem.
disc florets.[3]
References
External links
- Photo of herbarium specimen collected in Nuevo León in 1984
- University of Texas, Bio 406C, Erigeron modestus photos