Erigeron ochroleucus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, called the buff fleabane[4] or buff daisy. It is native to western Canada and the western United States from Alaska and Yukon southeast as far as Colorado and Nebraska.[5]
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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. ochroleucus
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Synonymy
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Erigeron ochroleucus is a biennial or perennial herb up to 35 centimeters (14 inches) tall. The plant generally produces 1-8 flower heads per stem, each head with up to 70 white or pink ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows on open slopes and meadows in sagebrush scrub and conifer forests.[6]
References edit
- ^ Tropicos, Erigeron ochroleucus Nutt.
- ^ Tropicos, Erigeron tweedyanus Canby & Rose
- ^ The Plant List, Erigeron ochroleucus Nutt.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Erigeron ochroleucus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron ochroleucus Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 311. 1840. Buff fleabane
