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8901.000 Erigeron - Fleabanes
Wild, H. (1975) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 4. Astereae. Kirkia 10(1) 1-72
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, 3-5-lobed at least below. Capitula terminal on the branches (in ours), heterogamous, radiate; ray florets female, 1(-2)-seriate, rays longer than pappus; disk florets yellow, bisexual. Receptacle flat, naked. Achenes ± terete or flattened. Pappus of a single series of white minutely barbellate setae. Worldwide: c.150 species, cosmopolitan, but especially N America. Zimbabwe: 6 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| bonariensis L. | N,W,C,E,S | |
| bonariensis L.[Agg] | N,W,C,E,S | |
| canadensis L. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| gouanii L. | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| karvinskianus DC. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| sumatrensis Retz. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Erigeron:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: ErigeronFlora of Malawi: cultivated Erigeron
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Erigeron
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): ErigeronFlora Zambesiaca web site: Erigeron
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Erigeron
Wikipedia: Erigeron
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Erigeron
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Erigeron
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