Erigeron eriocalyx is a Eurasian species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Erigeron eriocalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. eriocalyx
Binomial name
Erigeron eriocalyx
(Ledeb.) Vierh. 1906
Synonyms[1]
  • Erigeron alpinus var. eriocalyx Ledeb. 1833
  • Erigeron korotkyi Novopokr.
  • Erigeron uniflorus subsp. eriocalyx (Ledeb.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

The species is a widespread flower species in the arctic, subarctic, alpine and subalpine meadows in Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang.[2][3]

Erigeron eriocalyx is a perennial, clump-forming herb up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, forming a branching underground caudex. Its flower heads have violet, purple, lilac, or white ray florets surrounding yellow disc florets.[2]

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