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'''''Erigeron lobatus ''''' is a rare species of flowering plant in the [[Asteraceae|daisy family]] known by the common name '''lobed fleabane'''. It has been found the |
'''''Erigeron lobatus ''''' is a rare species of flowering plant in the [[Asteraceae|daisy family]] known by the common name '''lobed fleabane'''. It has been found the state of [[Sonora]] in northwestern Mexico as well as in the southwestern United States ([[Arizona]], southern [[Nevada]], southeastern [[Utah]]).<ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Erigeron%20lobatus.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]</ref> |
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''Erigeron lobatus'' is a branching annual herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall, producing a taproot. The leaves are up to 10 cm (4 inches) long, with [[Leaf shape|pinnatifid or bipinnatifid lobes]]. The plant produces 1-5 [[flower head]]s per stem, each head with up to 110 white [[ray florets]] surrounding numerous yellow [[disc floret]]s. The species grows in desert regions, often alongside [[Larrea tridentata|creosotebush]].<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066628 Flora of North America, ''Erigeron lobatus'' A. Nelson, 1934. Lobed fleabane ]</ref><ref>Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.</ref> |
''Erigeron lobatus'' is a branching annual herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall, producing a taproot. The leaves are up to 10 cm (4 inches) long, with [[Leaf shape|pinnatifid or bipinnatifid lobes]]. The plant produces 1-5 [[flower head]]s per stem, each head with up to 110 white [[ray florets]] surrounding numerous yellow [[disc floret]]s. The species grows in desert regions, often alongside [[Larrea tridentata|creosotebush]].<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066628 Flora of North America, ''Erigeron lobatus'' A. Nelson, 1934. Lobed fleabane ]</ref><ref>Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.</ref> |
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*[http://www.tropicos.org/ImageFullView.aspx?imageid=59789 Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Arizona in 1930, isotype of ''Erigeron lobatus''] |
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Erigeron lobatus is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name lobed fleabane. It has been found the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico as well as in the southwestern United States (Arizona, southern Nevada, southeastern Utah).[1]
Erigeron lobatus is a branching annual herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall, producing a taproot. The leaves are up to 10 cm (4 inches) long, with pinnatifid or bipinnatifid lobes. The plant produces 1-5 flower heads per stem, each head with up to 110 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows in desert regions, often alongside creosotebush.[2][3]
References
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron lobatus A. Nelson, 1934. Lobed fleabane
- ^ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
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