Erigeron consimilis is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names foothill fleabane[2] and San Rafael fleabane. It is found in the western United States: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. consimilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron consimilis | |
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Erigeron consimilis is a very small perennial herb up to 10 cm (4 inches) tall, forming a taproot. Most of the leaves are low and close to the ground. Each stem produces only one flower head, with 30–55 white or pink ray florets plus numerous yellow disc florets.[4]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Erigeron consimilis Cronquist
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Erigeron consimilis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Erigeron consimilis in Flora of North America @". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron consimilis Cronquist, Brittonia. 6: 186. 1947. San Rafael fleabane