Erigeron pacayensis

Erigeron pacayensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. pacayensis
Binomial name
Erigeron pacayensis
S.F.Blake
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron deamii B.L.Rob.
  • Erigeron tripartitus S.F.Blake

Erigeron pacayensis is a Central American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It has been found only in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.[1]

Erigeron pacayensis is a perennial subshrub with a woody stem up to 55 cm (22 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. Leaves are very narrow, almost thread-like, though with a few teeth along the edges. The plant produces flower heads on long, thin stalks. Each head contains 50-120 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[1][2]


References

  1. 1 2 3 Nesom, G.L. and J.F. Pruski. 2011. Resurrected species of Erigeron (Asteraceae: Astereae) from Central America. Phytoneuron 2011-36: 1–10. includes distribution map on page 9
  2. ↑ Greenman, Jesse More 1907. Publications of the Field Columbian Museum, Botanical Series 2(6): 266
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