Erigeron garrettii

Erigeron garrettii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. garrettii
Binomial name
	Erigeron garrettii; A.Nelson
Synonyms
	Erigeron controversus Greene;

Erigeron garrettii is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Garrett's fleabane.^[2]

Erigeron garrettii has been found only in the north-central part of the State of Utah in the western United States.^[3] It grows in cracks in cliff faces and in rocky soil between boulders. It grows up to 23 cm (9 inches) tall, and produces a woody taproot. The plant produces only flower head per stem, the head containing golden yellow disc florets surrounded by as many as 25 white ray florets.^[2]

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[1] The Plant List, Erigeron garrettii A.Nelson

[jenkatcher-2] Flora of North America, Erigeron garrettii A. Nelson in J. M. Coulter and A. Nelson, New Man. Bot. Rocky Mt. 526. 1909. Garrett’s fleabane

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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