Summary ²

Erigeron aureus (Alpine yellow fleabane) is a species of flowering plant in the family Erigeron, native to the mountains of western North America. It is a short-lived herbaceous perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in), rarely 20 cm (8 in). It has tufts of hairy grey-green leaves with large solitary yellow daisy-like flowers (actually composite flower-heads) to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) wide, appearing in summer.

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1. (c) TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋), some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tanaka_juuyoh/8932490012/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erigeron_aureus

More Info

• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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