Erigeron elmeri is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Elmer's fleabane[2] and Elmer's erigeron.[3]

Erigeron elmeri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. elmeri
Binomial name
Erigeron elmeri
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster elmeri Greene

Erigeron elmeri has been found only in California in the western United States. It grows at high elevations in the Sierra Nevada from Mono and Tuolumne Counties south to Tulare County.[4][3]

Erigeron elmeri is a perennial herb up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) in height. It produces 1-3 flower heads per stem, each head as many as 21 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2][5]

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