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Erigeron  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 35803

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Trimorpha Cass.
  
  Common Name(s): fleabane [English]
  
    vergerettes [French]
  
    daisy [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2009   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderAsterales   
                            FamilyAsteraceae  – sunflowers, tournesols  
                               GenusErigeron L. – fleabane, vergerettes, daisy  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Erigeron abajoensis Cronquist – Abajo fleabane, Awapa fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron acomanus Spellenb. & P. Knight – bluewater fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron acris L. – bitter fleabane, bitter daisy, blue fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron aequifolius H.M. Hall – Hall's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron algidus Jeps. – stalked fleabane, Sierra daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron aliceae Howell – Alice Eastwood's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron allocotus S.F. Blake – Big Horn fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron alpiniformis Cronquist – alpine fleabane, boreal fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron alpinus L.  
                                  Species Erigeron anchana G.L. Nesom – Sierra Ancha fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. – eastern daisy fleabane, annual fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron aphanactis (A. Gray) Greene – rayless shaggy fleabane, beach daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron arenarioides (D.C. Eaton ex A. Gray) A. Gray ex Rydb. – sand fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron argentatus A. Gray – silver fleabane, silvery daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron arisolius G.L. Nesom – arid throne fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron arizonicus A. Gray – Arizona fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron asperugineus (D.C. Eaton) A. Gray – Idaho fleabane, Idaho daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron atticus Vill.  
                                  Species Erigeron aurantiacus Regel – orange daisy, orange fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron aureus Greene – alpine yellow fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron barbellulatus Greene – shining fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron basalticus Hoover – basalt fleabane, basalt daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron bellidiastrum Nutt. – western daisy fleabane, western fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron bellioides DC. – bellorita 
                                  Species Erigeron bigelovii A. Gray – Bigelow's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron biolettii Greene – Biolett's erigeron 
                                  Species Erigeron blochmaniae Greene – Blochman's erigeron 
                                  Species Erigeron bloomeri A. Gray – scabland fleabane, Bloomer's daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron breweri A. Gray – Brewer's fleabane, Brewer's daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron caespitosus Nutt. – tufted fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron calvus Coville – bald fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron canaani S.L. Welsh – Abajo fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron candidus Widder  
                                  Species Erigeron canus A. Gray – hoary fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron cascadensis A. Heller – Cascade fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron caucasicus Steven  
                                  Species Erigeron cavernensis S.L. Welsh & N.D. Atwood – lone fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron cervinus Greene – Siskiyou fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron chrysopsidis A. Gray – dwarf yellow fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron clokeyi Cronquist – Clokey's fleabane, Clokey's daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron compactus S.F. Blake – cushion daisy, fernleaf fleabane, fern-leaf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron compositus Pursh – cutleaf daisy, dwarf mountain fleabane, vergerette à feuilles segmentées, fernleaf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron concinnus (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A. Gray – Navajo fleabane, hairy daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron consimilis Cronquist – foothill fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron corymbosus Nutt. – longleaf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron coulteri Porter – large mountain fleabane, Coulter's fleabane, whiteray daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron cronquistii Maguire – Cronquist's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron cuneifolius DC. – wedgeleaf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron davisii (Cronquist) G.L. Nesom – Davis' fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron decumbens Nutt. – Willamette fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron denalii A. Nelson – Mex's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron disparipilus Cronquist – white cushion fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray – spreading fleabane, spreading daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron droebachensis O.F. Müll. ex Retz.  
                                  Species Erigeron eatonii A. Gray – Eaton's fleabane, Eaton's daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron elatior (A. Gray) Greene – tall fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene – swamp boreal-daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron elegantulus Greene – blue dwarf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron elmeri (Greene) Greene – Elmer's erigeron 
                                  Species Erigeron elongatus Ledeb.  
                                  Species Erigeron engelmannii A. Nelson – Engelmann's fleabane, Engelmann's daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron evermannii Rydb. – Evermann's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron eximius Greene – sprucefir fleabane, spruce-fir fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron filifolius (Hook.) Nutt. – threadleaf fleabane, threadleaf daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron flabellifolius Rydb. – fanleaf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron flagellaris A. Gray – trailing fleabane, trailing daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron flettii G.N. Jones – Flett's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron foliosus Nutt. – leafy fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron formosissimus Greene – beautiful fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron garrettii A. Nelson – Garrett's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron gaudinii Brugger  
                                  Species Erigeron geiseri Shinners – Geiser's fleabane, basin fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron glabellus Nutt. – streamside fleabane, smooth fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron glabratus Hoppe & Hornsch. ex Bluff & Fingerh.  
                                  Species Erigeron glacialis (Nutt.) A. Nelson – subalpine fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron glaucus Ker Gawl. – seaside fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron goodrichii S.L. Welsh – Uinta Mountain fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron gracilis Rydb. – quill fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron grandiflorus Hook. – largeflower fleabane, onestem fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron greenei G.L. Nesom – serpentine fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron heliographis G.L. Nesom – Heliograph Peak fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron hessii G.L. Nesom – Hess' fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron howellii A. Gray – Howell's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron hultenii Spongberg – Hulten's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron humilis Graham – arctic alpine fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron hyperboreus Greene – tundra fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron hyssopifolius Michx. – hyssopleaf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron inornatus (A. Gray) A. Gray – California rayless fleabane, rayless daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron jamaicensis L. – Jamaican fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron jonesii Cronquist – Jones' fleabane, Jones' daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron kachinensis S.L. Welsh & Glen Moore – kachina fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron karvinskianus DC. – Latin American fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron klamathensis (G.L. Nesom) G.L. Nesom – Klamath erigeron, MacDougal's yellowtops 
                                  Species Erigeron kuschei Eastw. – Chiricahua fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron lackschewitzii G.L. Nesom & W.A. Weber – Lackschewitz's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron lanatus Hook. – woolly fleabane, hairy daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron lassenianus Greene – Mt. Lassen fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron latus (A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.) Cronquist – broad fleabane, broad daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron leibergii Piper – Leiberg's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron leiomerus A. Gray – rockslide yellow fleabane, glaber daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron lemmonii A. Gray – Lemmon's fleabane, Lemmon fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron linearis (Hook.) Piper – desert yellow fleabane, linearleaf daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron lobatus A. Nelson – lobed fleabane, lobed daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron lonchophyllus Hook. – shortray fleabane, low-meadow fleabane, vergerette à feuilles fines, short-ray boreal-daisy, shortray boreal daisy, spearleaf daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron maguirei Cronquist – Maguire's fleabane, Maguire daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron mancus Rydb. – depauperate fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron maniopotamicus G.L. Nesom & T.W. Nelson  
                                  Species Erigeron mariposanus Congdon – Mariposa erigeron 
                                  Species Erigeron melanocephalus (A. Nelson) A. Nelson – blackhead fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron miser A. Gray – starved fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron modestus A. Gray – plains fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron muirii A. Gray – Muir's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron multiceps Greene – Kern River fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron multiradiatus (Lindl. ex DC.) Benth. ex C.B. Clarke – Himalayan fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron myosotis Pers.  
                                  Species Erigeron nanus Nutt. – dwarf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron naudinii (Bonnet) Humbert  
                                  Species Erigeron nauseosus (M.E. Jones) A. Nelson – Marysvale fleabane, Marysvale daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron nematophyllus Rydb. – needleleaf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron neomexicanus A. Gray – New Mexico fleabane, oakbelt daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron nivalis Nutt. – bitter daisy, bitter fleabane, blue fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron ochroleucus Nutt. – buff fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron oreganus A. Gray – gorge fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron oreophilus Greenm. – chaparral fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron orientalis Boiss.  
                                  Species Erigeron ovinus Cronquist – sheep fleabane, sheep daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron oxyodontus Lunell – fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron oxyphyllus Greene – wand fleabane, rush daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron pallens Cronquist – pale fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron parishii A. Gray – Parish's fleabane, Parish's daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron parryi Canby & Rose – Parry's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron peregrinus (Banks ex Pursh) Greene – wandering fleabane, subalpine fleabane, wandering daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron petrophilus Greene – rockloving erigeron 
                                  Species Erigeron philadelphicus L. – Philadelphia fleabane, Philadelphia daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron pinnatisectus (A. Gray) A. Nelson – featherleaf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron piperianus Cronquist – Piper's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron piscaticus G.L. Nesom – Fish Creek fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron poliospermus A. Gray – purple cushion fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron politus Fr.  
                                  Species Erigeron polycladus Urb.  
                                  Species Erigeron polymorphus Scop.  
                                  Species Erigeron porsildii G.L. Nesom & D.F. Murray – largeflower fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron pringlei A. Gray – Pringle's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron procumbens (Houst. ex Mill.) G.L. Nesom – Corpus Christi fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron pubescens Kunth – hairy fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron pulchellus Michx. – robin's plantain, poor robin fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron pulcherrimus A. Heller – basin fleabane, Ojo Alamo fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron pumilus Nutt. – shaggy fleabane, low fleabane, low daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron purpuratus Greene – purple fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron pygmaeus (A. Gray) Greene – pygmy fleabane, dwarf daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron quercifolius Lam. – oakleaf fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron radicatus Hook. – taproot fleabane, Huber's fleabane, tap-root fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron reductus (Cronquist) G.L. Nesom – lesser California rayless fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron religiosus Cronquist – Clear Creek fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron rhizomatus Cronquist – rhizome fleabane, Zuni fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron robustior (Cronquist) G.L. Nesom – white cushion fleabane, Willamette fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron roylei DC.  
                                  Species Erigeron rybius G.L. Nesom – royal fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron rydbergii Cronquist – Rydberg's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron salishii G.W. Douglas & Packer – Star Peak fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron salmonensis S.J. Brunsfeld & G.L. Nesom – Salmon River fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron sanctarum S. Watson – saints fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron saxatilis G.L. Nesom – rock fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron sceptrifer G.L. Nesom – scepterbearing fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron scopulinus G.L. Nesom & Roth – Winn Falls fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron serpentinus G.L. Nesom – serpentine erigeron 
                                  Species Erigeron sionis Cronquist – Zion fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron sivinskii G.L. Nesom – Sivinsk's erigeron 
                                  Species Erigeron sparsifolius Eastw. – Utah fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. – aspen fleabane, threenerve fleabane, Oregon fleabane, Oregon daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. – prairie fleabane, daisy fleabane, rough fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron subglaber Cronquist – hairless fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton – threenerve fleabane, three-nerve fleabane, threeveined fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron supplex A. Gray – supple fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron tenellus DC. – Rio Grande fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron tener (A. Gray) A. Gray – slender fleabane, slender daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron tenuis Torr. & A. Gray – slenderleaf fleabane, slender fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron thunbergii A. Gray  
                                  Species Erigeron tracyi Greene – running fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron trifidus Hook. – Alberta fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron tweedyi Canby – Tweedy's fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron uintahensis Cronquist – Uinta fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron uncialis S.F. Blake – lone fleabane, one-inch daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron uniflorus L. – oneflower fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron untermannii S.L. Welsh & Goodrich – Indian Canyon fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron ursinus D.C. Eaton – Bear River fleabane, bear daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron utahensis A. Gray – Utah fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron vagus Payson – rambling fleabane, loose daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron velutipes Hook. & Arn. – Chihuahuan fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron vernus (L.) Torr. & A. Gray – early whitetop fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron versicolor (Greenm.) G.L. Nesom – changing fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron vetensis Rydb. – early bluetop fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron vicinus G.L. Nesom – neighbor fleabane 
                                  Species Erigeron vreelandii Greene – Vreeland's erigeron, broadleaf daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron watsonii (A. Gray) Cronquist – Watson's fleabane, Watson's daisy 
                                  Species Erigeron wilkenii O'Kane – Dieter's erigeron 
                                  Species Erigeron yukonensis Rydb. – Yukon fleabane 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Guy L. Nesom  
  Notes: Botanical Research Institute of Texas, USA   
  Reference for: Erigeron    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: vergerettes[French]   
       
  Source: Asteraceae of North America Update, database (version 2010.5.13)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center   
  Reference for: Erigeron   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Erigeron   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Erigeron   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Erigeron   
       
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