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Erigeron bellidiastrum (sandwort daisy fleabane)

Synonyms: Erigeron eastwoodiae

Wikipedia Abstract

Erigeron bellidiastrum (western daisy fleabane or sand fleabane) is a species of fleabane in the daisy family. It is native to northern Mexico (State of Chihuahua) and the western and central United States (western Great Plains and open sandy areas in the deserts west of the Rockies). Erigeron bellidiastrum is an annual or biennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, with a taproot. It produces flower heads in groups of 1-12 on the ends of branches. Each head can have up to 70 white ray florets surrounding many small disc florets.
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Infraspecies

Erigeron bellidiastrum var. arenarius (sandwort daisy fleabane)
Erigeron bellidiastrum var. bellidiastrum (western daisy fleabane)
Erigeron bellidiastrum var. robustus (western daisy fleabane)

Attributes

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

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