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aspen fleabane
Erigeron speciosus
Erigeron speciosus is a widespread North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common names aspen fleabane, garden fleabane, and showy fleabane.It has been found in western Canada and the United States, from Alberta and British Columbia south as far as Arizona and New Mexico, with some isolated populations in the state of Baja California in Mexico.
From the article Erigeron speciosus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
E. speciosus is a perennial herb which grows up to 100 centimetres (39 inches) tall, producing underground rhizomes and a woody caudex. The inflorescence generally contains 2–20 flower heads per stem. Each head contains 75–150 white, lavender or blue ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets. Flowers bloom from June to October. The species is similar to E. subtrinervis, the stems and leaves of which are hairy.
Range & habitat
The species has been found in western Canada and the United States, from Alberta and British Columbia south as far as Arizona and New Mexico, with some isolated populations in the Mexican state of Baja California. It grows in open coniferous forests.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84732.