Erigeron multiradiatus is an Asian species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Himalayan fleabane.[3] It grows at high elevations in the mountains of central and south-central Asia, in Iran, Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Tibet.[4]
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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. multiradiatus
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| Erigeron multiradiatus | |
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Erigeron multiradiatus is a branching perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) tall, producing a woody rhizome. The plant generally has several Flower heads per stem, each head containing numerous lilac or lavender or purple ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.[4][3]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Erigeron multiradiatus (Lindl. ex DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- ^ Tropicos, Erigeron multiradiatus (Lindl. ex DC.) Benth. ex C.B. Clarke
- ^ a b Flowers of India, Himalayan Fleabane description and photo
- ^ a b Flora of China, Erigeron multiradiatus (Lindley ex Candolle) Bentham ex C. B. Clarke, Compos. Ind. 56. 1876. 多舌飞蓬 duo she fei peng