Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Asterales
        Family: Asteraceae
          Genus: Erigeron
            Species: scopulinus

Rock Fleabane - Erigeron scopulinus

Rock Fleabane

Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Perennial, mat-forming herb with fibrous root system and slender rhizomes up to 15 cm long; leaves clustered at tips of rhizomes, 5-12 mm long, 1.0-3.5 mm wide, spatulate or obovate, broadest above the middle, tapering toward the petiole, margins entire, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; flower heads solitary on bare stems, 6-33 mm tall; involucral bracts overlapping in 3-4 series, lance-shaped, narrowly pointed at the tip, 4-5 mm long, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; ray flowers 12-20, white, drying white to light violet, 5.5-9.0 mm long; achenes sparsely appressed-pubescent; pappus of barbellate bristles. Flowers May and June.

Status

Global Rank: G3?

State Rank: S3?

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NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 12

Number of Mapped Locations: 13

Number of Observations: 20

Observation date range: 05-01-1981 to 06-22-2010

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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