Erigeron pygmaeus

Erigeron pygmaeus is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name pygmy fleabane, or pygmy daisy.

Erigeron pygmaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Erigeron pygmaeus
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron nevadensis var. pygmaeus A.Gray

Erigeron pygmaeus is native to eastern California and western Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada, the White Mountains, and a few other nearby ranges.[2] It grows at high elevations in mountain forests, flats, and talus.[3]

Erigeron pygmaeus is a very small daisy, rarely exceeding 6 centimeters (2.4 inches) in height. It forms clumps of hairy, glandular foliage with leaves under four centimeters (1.6 inches) in length. The inflorescence consists of a single small flower head with dark phyllaries. Each head contains 20–37 blue or purple (rarely white) ray florets surrounding many golden yellow disc florets .[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Erigeron pygmaeus (A.Gray) Greene
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Calflora taxon report, Erigeron pygmaeus (A. Gray) E. Greene, pygmy fleabane
  4. Flora of North America, Erigeron pygmaeus (A. Gray) Greene, Fl. Francisc. 390. 1897. Pygmy fleabane


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