Erigeron religiosus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Clear Creek fleabane .[1] It is native to the southwestern United States, in southern Utah and northern Arizona.[2]
| Erigeron religiosus | |
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| In Utah | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. religiosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron religiosus | |
Erigeron religiosus grows in forested areas. It is an annual or perennial herb producing up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) long from a woody, branched underground caudex. The branching inflorescence can sometimes contain as many as 50 flower heads. Each head contains 37–85 white or lilac ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron religiosus Cronquist, 1947. Clear Creek fleabane
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Cronquist, A.J. 1994. Asterales. 5: 1–496. In A.J. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal & P. K. Holmgren (eds.) Intermountain Flora. Hafner Pub. Co., New York
