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Erigeron vernus

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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]

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