Erigeron vernus

Erigeron vernus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. vernus
Binomial name
Erigeron vernus
Synonyms[1][2]
Synonymy
  • Erigeron vernum (L.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Aster vernus L.
  • Doronicum laevifolium Walter
  • Erigeron integrifolius Bertol.
  • Fragmosa nudicaulis (Michx.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Stenactis verna (L.) Nees

Erigeron vernus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name early white-top fleabane.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States from Virginia to Louisiana.[4]

Erigeron vernus grows in moist locations in flatwoods and savannahs, and sometimes in ditches and by roadsides. It is a biennial or perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall, producing rhizomes and a woody underground caudex. The inflorescence is made up of 1–25 flower heads in flat-topped arrays. Each head contains 25–40 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[3][5]

  1. ^ Tropicos, Erigeron vernus (L.) Torr. & A. Gray
  2. ^ The Plant List, Erigeron vernus (L.) Torr. & A.Gray
  3. ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron vernus (Linnaeus) Torrey & A. Gray, 1841. Early white-top fleabane
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Dicotyledons 1–944. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens.