Erigeron elegantulus is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names blue dwarf fleabane and volcanic daisy.

Erigeron elegantulus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. elegantulus
Binomial name
Erigeron elegantulus

Erigeron elegantulus is an uncommon plant native to the Modoc Plateau and nearby areas in northeastern California and in eastern and southern Oregon.[1]

Erigeron elegantulus grows on the rocky volcanic soils of the region. It is a small perennial herb forming patches of narrow, hard, pointed leaves a few centimeters long in shades of green to white. The erect stems are up to 15 centimeters (8 inches) in height and each hold a single flower head less than a centimeter (0.4 inches) wide. The head has a center of yellow disc florets and a fringe of 20-25 ray florets which may be blue, purple, or pink.[2][3]

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