Erigeron radicatus
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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. radicatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron radicatus Hook. | |
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Erigeron radicatus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Hooker's fleabane[2] and taproot fleabane[3] The species grows in central Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan) and parts of the north-central United States, primarily the northern Rocky Mountains and the Black Hills. It has been found in Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, and South Dakota, with a few isolated populations reported from North Dakota.[4]
Erigeron radicatus is a small perennial herb up to 12 centimeters (4.8 inches) tall, producing a woody branching
disc florets. The species grows on rocky slopes, ledges, ridges, and cliff faces at high elevations.[2][5][6]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Erigeron radicatus Hook
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron radicatus Hooker, 1834. Hooker’s fleabane
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Erigeron radicatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Hooker, William Jackson 1834. Flora Boreali-Americana 2(7): page 17 diagnosis in Latin, habitat info and figure captions in English
- ^ Hooker, William Jackson 1834. Flora Boreali-Americana 2(7): plate CXXII (122) full-page line drawing of Erigeron radicatus