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| Scientific Name | Erigeron modestus | USDA PLANTS Symbol |
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| Common Name | Plains Fleabane | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. |
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| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) |
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| Description |
Habitat: Dry rocky or gravelly sites; sand, clay, limestone, granite, often in oak or oak-juniper shrubland. Plant: Low-growing, clump-forming perennial with multiple fine, hairy stems 3 to 16 inches tall. Leaves: Basal leaves up to 3 inches long, hairy, oblanceolate, entire, coarsely-toothed or deeply-lobed; stem leaves 3/8 to over 1 inch long, hairy, narrowly oblong, linear or oblanceolate, extremely narrow at base. Inflorescence: Small blossoms 1/2 to 3/4-inch across, 24 to 65 (or up to 170) white ray flowers, yellow disk florets. Bloom Period: Spring, usually. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi, "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, and SEINet. |
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