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Erigeron anchana

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Species of flowering plant

Erigeron anchana
Conservation status

Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. anchana
Binomial name
Erigeron anchana
G.L.Nesom

Erigeron anchana, the Sierra Ancha fleabane, is a rare Arizona species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only on cliff faces and in rocky areas in central Arizona. The name "anchana" refers to a mountain range called Sierra Ancha in Gila County, Arizona.

Erigeron anchana is a short perennial rarely more than 22 cm (9 inches) tall. The inflorescence generally consists of 1 - 3 flower heads, each head with a ring of 14–36 white ray florets surrounding a disc of yellow disc florets.

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Nesom, Guy L. 1990. Phytologia 69(3): 227-235
  4. Flora of North America, Erigeron anchana G. L. Nesom, Sierra Ancha fleabane
Taxon identifiers
Erigeron anchana


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