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'''''Erigeron multiceps''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Asteraceae |
'''''Erigeron multiceps''''' is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Asteraceae]] known by the common names '''Kern River daisy''' and '''Kern River fleabane'''. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[California]], where it is known mostly from the [[Kern Plateau]] in the southern [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|High Sierra Nevada]] of eastern [[Tulare County, California|Tulare County]]. It is a perennial herb growing a hairy stem up to about 20 centimeters tall from a [[taproot]] and [[caudex]]. The base of the stem is surrounded by oblong leaves 2 to 5 centimeters long, and there are some smaller leaves along the length of the stem. The [[inflorescence]] produces hairy, glandular [[Head (botany)|flower heads]] filled with yellow disc florets and a fringe of up to 125 thin, flat white to purple-tinged ray florets. The fruit is an [[achene]] with a [[Pappus (flower structure)|pappus]] of bristles. |
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==External links== |
Revision as of 23:12, 12 May 2022
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Erigeron |
Species: | E. multiceps
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Binomial name | |
Erigeron multiceps |
Erigeron multiceps is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Kern River daisy and Kern River fleabane. It is endemic to California, where it is known mostly from the Kern Plateau in the southern High Sierra Nevada of eastern Tulare County. It is a perennial herb growing a hairy stem up to about 20 centimeters tall from a taproot and caudex. The base of the stem is surrounded by oblong leaves 2 to 5 centimeters long, and there are some smaller leaves along the length of the stem. The inflorescence produces hairy, glandular flower heads filled with yellow disc florets and a fringe of up to 125 thin, flat white to purple-tinged ray florets. The fruit is an achene with a pappus of bristles.
External links
- Calflora Database: Erigeron multiceps (Kern River daisy, Kern River fleabane)
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Erigeron multiceps
- USDA Plants Profile for Erigeron multiceps
- UC Photos gallery — Erigeron multiceps