Erigeron ursinus

Erigeron ursinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. ursinus
Binomial name
	Erigeron ursinus; S.L.Welsh & 1983
Synonyms
	Erigeron ursinum D.C.Eaton

Erigeron ursinus is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Bear River fleabane.^[2] It is native to the western United States, from Montana and Idaho south as far as Arizona and New Mexico.^[3]

Erigeron ursinus grows in sunny locations in sagebrush and in open coniferous woodlands. It is a small perennial herb rarely more than 8 centimeters (3.2 inches) tall, producing rhizomes and a branching underground caudex. The inflorescence is made up of only one flower heads per stem. Each head contains 14–30 white, pink, or purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.^[2]

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[1] Tropicos, Erigeron ursinus D.C. Eaton

[mcquiddy-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Flora of North America, Erigeron ursinus D. C. Eaton 1871. Bear River fleabane

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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