Erigeron arenarioides
GenusErigeron
Speciesarenarioides
Authority(D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray) Rydb.
Synonyms
  • Aster arenarioides D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray
  • Aster imbricatus Walp.
  • Erigeron stenophyllus D.C.Eaton 1871 not Hook. & Arn. 1836

Erigeron arenarioides, known by the common names sand fleabane[1] and Wasatch fleabane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae . It has been found only in the northern part of the state of Utah in the western United States.[2]

Erigeron arenarioides is a perennial up to 30 cm (1 foot) tall. It usually has several flower heads, each with 10–25 blue ray florets surrounding a disc with many small yellow disc florets.[3] The Latin epithet arenarioides means "sandwort-like," referring to its narrow leaves.

References

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  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron arenarioides (D. C. Eaton ex A. Gray) A. Gray ex Rydberg, Wasatch fleabane