Erigeron neomexicanus, the New Mexico fleabane, is a plant species native to New Mexico, Arizona, Sonora, and Chihuahua. It occurs in open sites in grasslands or woodlands, at elevations of 900–3000 m (3000–9000 m).[2]
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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. neomexicanus
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| Erigeron neomexicanus A.Gray
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Erigeron neomexicanus is a perennial herb with a fairly large taproot. Leaves are fairly large and oblanceolate, with pinnate lobes, the basal leaves up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) long. Cauline (stem) leaves progressively smaller higher up the stem. Ray and disc flowers are both white.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List
- ^ a b Flora of North America v 20 p 277
- ^ Asa Gray. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 2. 1883.
- ^ Cronquist, Arthur John. Brittonia 6(2): 263. 1947.