Erigeron aureus

Erigeron aureus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. aureus
Binomial name
Erigeron aureus
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Aplopappus brandegeei A.Gray 1884 not Erigeron brandegeei A. Gray 1884
  • Haplopappus brandegeei A.Gray 1884 not Erigeron brandegeei A. Gray 1884
  • Aster brandegeei (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Erigeron arthurii B.Boivin
  • Stenotus brandegei (A.Gray) Howell

Erigeron aureus, the Alpine yellow fleabane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Cascades and Rocky Mountains of northwestern North America (Alberta, British Columbia, Washington).[3][4] The specific epithet aureus means "golden yellow".[5]

  1. ^ Tropicos, Erigeron aureus Greene
  2. ^ The Plant List, Erigeron aureus Greene
  3. ^ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2015). "Erigeron aureus". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  5. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.