Erigeron flettii
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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. flettii |
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Erigeron flettii is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Flett's fleabane or Olympic Mountains fleabane .[1]
Erigeron flettii is endemic to the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington. Many of the populations lie inside Olympic National Park.[2][3]
Erigeron flettii is a small perennial herb up to 15 centimeters (8 inches) in height. Most of the leaves are clustered around the base of the stems. They are lance-shaped, dark green on most of the blade but with white along the edge. The plant generally produces only 1 flower head per stem, each head as many as 40 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[1]
References
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron flettii G. N. Jones, Flett’s fleabane; Olympic Mountains fleabane
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Turner Photographics, Erigeron flettii, Olympic Mountain Fleabane, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest photos, descriptions, distribution map
