Erigeron oxyphyllus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name wand fleabane.[1][2] It is native to northwestern Mexico (state of Sonora) and the southwestern United States (mostly Arizona but with a few populations in the Whipple Mountains just west of the Colorado River in California).[3][1][4][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. oxyphyllus
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Erigeron oxyphyllus is a branching perennial herb up to 25 centimeters (10 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The leaves and the stem are covered with hairs. The plant generally produces 1-3 flower heads per stem, each head with 12–45 white, blue, or lavender ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2][7]
References
edit- ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron oxyphyllus Greene, wand fleabane
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron oxyphyllus Greene, 1895. Wand fleabane
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ De Groot, Sarah J. (2007) "Vascular Plants of the Whipple Mountains," Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany: Volume 24: Issue 1, Article 6
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Erigeron oxyphyllus Greene includes photos, description, distribution map
- ^ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
- ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1895. Erythea 3(2): 20
