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Erigeron petrophilus

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Erigeron petrophilus
Erigeron petrophilus var. viscidulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. petrophilus
Binomial name
Erigeron petrophilus
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron decumbens Eastw. 1906 not Nutt. 1840, syn of var. viscidulus
  • Erigeron inornatus var. viscidulus A.Gray, syn of var. viscidulus
  • Erigeron viscidulus (A.Gray) Greene, syn of var. viscidulus

Erigeron petrophilus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names rockloving erigeron or cliff fleabane.[2] It is native to the mountain ranges of California from Siskiyou County south as far as San Luis Obispo County and El Dorado County.[2] It also grows in southwestern Oregon.[3]

Erigeron petrophilus grows in forest and woodland, often, as its name suggests, in rocky habitat. It is sometimes grows on serpentine soils. This is a perennial herb growing many hairy, glandular, spreading stems from a tough, woody caudex. The narrow, oblong leaves are equal in size and spaced evenly along each stem. The inflorescence is a cluster of several flower heads, each just over a centimeter (0.5 inches) wide and lined with layers of fuzzy, glandular phyllaries. The heads contains many yellow disc florets but no ray florets. The fruit is a small achene with a pappus of bristles.[4][5]

Varieties[4][2]

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