Difference between revisions of "Erigeron speciosus"

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• Latin Name: Erigeron speciosus
• Family: Asteraceae
• Common Names: showy daisy, showy fleabane, splendid fleabane
• Synonyms/Misapplications: Erigeron subtrinervis, Erigeron subtrinervis, Stenactis speciosa
• Codon: ERISPE

Taxonomy

Erigeron speciosus
Photo by Rod Gilbert, 2005. Also featured on Main Page.
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
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

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Description

Bloom Period

Distribution

Habitat

Uses

Propagation

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

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  Photo: Rod Gilbert, 2004

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  seedling, courtesy of CNLM

References

1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=35950