Erigeron geiseri

Erigeron geiseri is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common name Geiser's fleabane.[1]

Erigeron geiseri
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Erigeron geiseri

Erigeron geiseri has been found only in the southern part of the Great Plains of the United States, in the states of Oklahoma and Texas.[2] It grows on prairies, fields, fencerows and roadsides.[1]

Erigeron geiseri grows up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall, and produces a slender taproot. The plant sometimes produces as many as 20 flower heads per stem, each head containing golden yellow disc florets surrounded by as many as 70 white ray florets.[1][3]

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