Erigeron

Fleabane
Erigeron glaucus, seaside daisy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Conyzinae
Genus: Erigeron
L.[1]
Diversity[2]
Around 460 species
Synonyms[3]
Synonymy
  • Astradelphus J.Rémy
  • Polyactis Less.
  • Dimorphanthes Cass.
  • Fragmosa Raf.
  • Woodvillea DC.
  • Stenactis Cass.
  • Terranea Colla
  • Conyzoides Fabr.
  • Trimorpha Cass.
  • Eschenbachia Moench
  • Brachyactis Ledeb.
  • Musteron Raf.
  • Heterochaeta DC. 1836, illegitimate homonym not Besser 1827 (Poaceae)
  • Polyactidium DC.
  • Wyomingia A.Nelson
  • Fimbrillaria Cass.
  • Trimorphaea Cass.
  • Phalacroloma Cass.
  • Asterigeron Rydb.
  • Achaetogeron A.Gray
  • Gusmania J.Rémy
  • Diplemium Raf.

Erigeron (/ɪˈrɪərɒn/)[4] is a large genus of plants in the composite family (Asteraceae).[5] It is placed in the tribe Astereae and is closely related to the Old World asters (Aster) and the true daisies (Bellis). The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, and the highest diversity occurs in North America.[5][6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference linnaeus1753 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference powo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book (6th ed.). Sunset Books. 1995. pp. 606–607. ISBN 978-0-376-03850-0.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference flora was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 863-865 in Latin
  7. ^ Tropicos, Erigeron L.
  8. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1-4053-3296-5.
  9. ^ The Plant List, search for Erigeron