Species: Erigeron acris ssp. politus
Northern Daisy
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Aster Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Asterales - Asteraceae - Erigeron - Flora of North America Editorial Committtee (2006) uses Erigeron acris var. kamtschaticus for this broadly northern North American material (and considers ssp. politus to be strictly for Eurasian plants). Kartesz (1994) accepted Trimorpha acris var. asteroides.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Acrid fleabane, trimorphic daisy; Aster family (Asteraceae). A biennial or perennial herb, 0.3-0.8 m tall, with pinkish to white ray flowers.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-07-29
Global Status Last Changed
1996-07-29
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Trimorpha acris var. asteroides occurs from Newfoundland west to Alaska, and south to Maine, northern Michigan, northern Minnesota, and in the mountains to Colorado and Utah.