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| − | * | + | * Scientific Name: ''Erigeron'' ''speciosus'' |
* Family: Asteraceae | * Family: Asteraceae | ||
* Common Names: showy daisy, showy fleabane, splendid fleabane | * Common Names: showy daisy, showy fleabane, splendid fleabane | ||
* Synonyms/Misapplications: ''Erigeron'' ''subtrinervis, Erigeron'' ''subtrinervis, Stenactis'' ''speciosa'' | * Synonyms/Misapplications: ''Erigeron'' ''subtrinervis, Erigeron'' ''subtrinervis, Stenactis'' ''speciosa'' | ||
* Codon: ERISPE | * Codon: ERISPE | ||
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| − | ==Taxonomy== | + | [[File:ERISPE1.jpg |thumb|Photo by Rod Gilbert, 2005. Also featured on Main Page.]] |
| + | ===Taxonomy=== | ||
{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
| − | | name = | + | | name = |
| − | | image = | + | | image = |
| image_caption = Photo by Rod Gilbert, 2005. Also featured on Main Page. | | image_caption = Photo by Rod Gilbert, 2005. Also featured on Main Page. | ||
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | ||
| − | | subregnum = | + | | subregnum = Viridiplantae |
| − | | phylum = | + | | phylum = Tracheophyta |
| − | | subphylum= | + | | subphylum= Spermophytina |
| classis = Magnoliopsida | | classis = Magnoliopsida | ||
| subclassis = Asteranae | | subclassis = Asteranae | ||
| ordo = Asterales | | ordo = Asterales | ||
| familia = Asteraceae | | familia = Asteraceae | ||
| − | | genus = | + | | genus = ''Erigeron'' L. |
| species = '''''Erigeron speciosus''''' (Lindl.) DC | | species = '''''Erigeron speciosus''''' (Lindl.) DC | ||
| subspecies = | | subspecies = | ||
| + | | synonyms = *''Erigeron conspicuus'' Rydb. | ||
| + | *''Erigeron macranthus'' Nutt. | ||
| + | *''Erigeron subtrinervis'' ssp. ''conspicuus'' (Rydb.) Cronquist | ||
| + | *''Erigeron speciosus'' var. ''macranthus'' (Nutt.) Cronquist | ||
| + | *''Erigeron speciosus'' var. ''speciosus ''(Lindl.) DC. | ||
| + | *''Erigeron subtrinervis'' var. ''conspicuus'' (Rydb.) Cronquist | ||
| + | *''Erigeron speciosus'' var. ''conspicuus ''(Rydb.) Breitung | ||
| + | *''Erigeron speciosus ''var. ''typicus'' Cronquist | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | <ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=35950</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Description=== | ||
| + | Perennial herb growing from a woody caudex with blue to white terminal pseudanthia, growing to 80 cm tall.<ref name=":0">WTU | ||
| + | Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Erigeron%20speciosus</ref> Roots fibrous, rhizomatous.<ref name=":1">Flora of North America. Retrieved | ||
| + | from http://dev.floranorthamerica.org/Erigeron_speciosus</ref> Leaves cauline, glabrous, 3-nerved,<ref name=":0" /> lower are ligulate-acute to spatulate, petiolate, upper becoming lanceolate and sessile.<ref>Bowcutt, F., & | ||
| + | Hamman, S. (2016). ''Vascular Plants | ||
| + | of the South Sound Prairies''. p. 72.</ref> Pseudanthia radiate, terminally clustered in groups of 1-13;<ref name=":0" /> phyllaries narrow,<ref name=":2">Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., | ||
| + | & Legler, B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an | ||
| + | illustrated manual''. Seattle: University of Washington Press. pp. 569-574.</ref> in 2-3(4) rows;<ref name=":1" /> ray florets 65-150, light purple to blue (white), 9-18 mm long;<ref name=":0" /> disk florets yellow, 4-5 mm;<ref name=":2" /> pappus bristles 20-30;<ref name=":2" /> ovaries inferior, becoming 2-nerved achenes.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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| + | ===Bloom Period=== | ||
| + | June-August<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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| + | ===Distribution=== | ||
| + | Distributed across Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, inland to Nevada, Arizona, the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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| + | ===Habitat=== | ||
| + | Low to mid-elevation prairies and forest openings.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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| + | ===Uses=== | ||
| + | Use of decoction by the Ramah Navajo people as a contraceptive and to treat menstrual pain.<ref>Native | ||
| + | American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Erigeron+speciosus</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Propagation=== | ||
| + | [https://npn.rngr.net/search?SearchableText=Erigeron+speciosus Native Plant Network Propagation Protocol] | ||
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Seed sample from 2011 | Seed sample from 2011 | ||
Average Measurement: 1.9 x 0.7 x 0.3 | Average Measurement: 1.9 x 0.7 x 0.3 | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:37, 29 June 2021
- Scientific Name: Erigeron speciosus
- Family: Asteraceae
- Common Names: showy daisy, showy fleabane, splendid fleabane
- Synonyms/Misapplications: Erigeron subtrinervis, Erigeron subtrinervis, Stenactis speciosa
- Codon: ERISPE
Contents
Taxonomy
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Subkingdom: | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum: | Tracheophyta |
| Subphylum: | Spermophytina |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: | Asteranae |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron L. |
| Species: | Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
Perennial herb growing from a woody caudex with blue to white terminal pseudanthia, growing to 80 cm tall.[2] Roots fibrous, rhizomatous.[3] Leaves cauline, glabrous, 3-nerved,[2] lower are ligulate-acute to spatulate, petiolate, upper becoming lanceolate and sessile.[4] Pseudanthia radiate, terminally clustered in groups of 1-13;[2] phyllaries narrow,[5] in 2-3(4) rows;[3] ray florets 65-150, light purple to blue (white), 9-18 mm long;[2] disk florets yellow, 4-5 mm;[5] pappus bristles 20-30;[5] ovaries inferior, becoming 2-nerved achenes.[2]
Bloom Period
June-August[2]
Distribution
Distributed across Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, inland to Nevada, Arizona, the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.[2]
Habitat
Low to mid-elevation prairies and forest openings.[2]
Uses
Use of decoction by the Ramah Navajo people as a contraceptive and to treat menstrual pain.[6]
Propagation
Native Plant Network Propagation Protocol
Seed
Seed sample from 2011 Average Measurement: 1.9 x 0.7 x 0.3 Measurement Range: L: 1.6 – 2.25, W: 0.4 – 0.8, D: .2 – 0.4 Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical Shape: Seed narrowed at dimpled hilum, broadening at pappus end. Additional Structure: Seeds have pappus of white hairs 2 -3 times the length of the seed body, arranged in a circular pattern around apex opposite hilum. Color: Seeds brown, hilum and pappus white. Surface: Hilum smooth, seed body lightly hairy, pappus finely barbed.
Photo Gallery
Photo: Rod Gilbert, 2004
seedling, courtesy of CNLM
References
- ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=35950
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Erigeron%20speciosus
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America. Retrieved from http://dev.floranorthamerica.org/Erigeron_speciosus
- ↑ Bowcutt, F., & Hamman, S. (2016). Vascular Plants of the South Sound Prairies. p. 72.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press. pp. 569-574.
- ↑ Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Erigeron+speciosus
