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Asteraceae

Shortray fleabane

Erigeron lonchophyllus Hook.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Shortray fleabane: shortray fleabane, Erigeron lonchophyllus, Crooked Creek, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, elevation 3090 m (10130 ft). Also visible are leaves of silver
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
矛叶飞蓬
English
Shortray fleabane

Synonyms

  • Erigeron acris subsp. racemosus (Nutt.) Clem. & E.G.Clem.
  • Erigeron acris var. racemosus Clem. & E.G.Clem.
  • Erigeron kindbergii Greene
  • Erigeron lonchophyllus var. laurentianus Vict.
  • Erigeron lonchophyllus var. lonchophyllus
  • Erigeron minor Rydb.
  • Erigeron racemosus Nutt.
  • Erigeron racemosus var. racemosus
  • Tessenia racemosa (Nutt.) Lunell
  • Tessenia racemosa var. racemosa
  • Trimorpha lonchophylla (Hook.) G.L.Nesom

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.