Erigeron uintahensis

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Erigeron uintahensis is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Uinta fleabane. It is native to the western United States, in the states of Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Erigeron%20uintahensis.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]

Erigeron uintahensis grows alongside sagebrush, pine, aspen, spruce and fir, and also on alpine meadows at high elevation. It is a perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall, producing rhizomes and a woody underground caudex. The inflorescence is made up of 1-5 flower heads per stem, in a loose array. Each head contains 75–125 blue or lavender ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066691 Flora of North America, Erigeron uintahensis Cronquist, 1943. Uinta fleabane ]Cronquist, Arthur John 1943. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 70(3): 270–271