Species of flowering plant
Erigeron goodrichii is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Uinta Mountain fleabane.[2]
Erigeron goodrichii has been found only in the northeastern part of the state of Utah in the western United States.[3] It grows at high elevations in the mountains, sometimes above tree line.[2]
Erigeron goodrichii is a tiny perennial herb rarely more than 12 cm (4.8 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. Stems and leaves are covered with hairs, some of them stiff. The plant sometimes produces only one flower heads per stem, sometimes 2 or 3. Each head contains as many as 60 blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]
The species is named for ecologist Sherel Goodrich (1943-) of Utah State University.[citation needed]
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