Erigeron oreades is an Asian species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It grows on slopes and meadows in Xinjiang, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Siberia.[2]

Erigeron oreades
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. oreades
Binomial name
Erigeron oreades
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron uniflorus var. oreades Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
  • Erigeron alpinus var. oreades (Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Trautv.

Erigeron oreades is a perennial herb up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, forming a slim underground rhizomes. Its flower heads have pale purple ray florets surrounding yellow disc florets.[2][3]

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