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Erigeron gracilis (quill fleabane)

Synonyms: Erigeron ursinus gracilis; Erigeron ursinus var. gracilis

Wikipedia Abstract

Erigeron gracilis is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name quill fleabane. Erigeron gracilis is native to the Rocky Mountains of the United States, in the States of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Some of the known populations lie inside Yellowstone National Park. Erigeron gracilis is a perennial herb up to 20 cm (20 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. The plant generally produces only one flower heads per stem. Each head contains as many as 10 blue or purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve II 2196863 Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States

Citations

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0