Erigeron grandiflorus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Rocky Mountain alpine fleabane[3] and largeflower fleabane.[4]
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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. grandiflorus
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Erigeron simplex Greene | |
Erigeron grandiflorus is native to the Rocky Mountains and other nearby mountain ranges of western Canada and the western United States, from Alberta and British Columbia south to New Mexico and Arizona.[3][5] It grows in meadows, rocky areas, and near timberline.[3]
Erigeron grandiflorus is a perennial herb up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. The plant generally produces only one flower heads per stem. Each head contains as many as 130 blue, pink, white, or purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[3][6][7]
References
edit- ^ The International Plant Names Index
- ^ Erigeron grandiflorus Hook.
- ^ a b c d "Erigeron grandiflorus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Erigeron grandiflorus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Hooker, William Jackson 1834. Flora Boreali-Americana 2(7): page 18 description in Latin
- ^ Hooker, William Jackson 1834. Flora Boreali-Americana 2(7): plate CXXIII (123) line drawing of Erigeron grandiflorus
External links
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Data related to Erigeron grandiflorus at Wikispecies
