Erigeron multiradiatus

Erigeron multiradiatus is an Asian species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Himalayan fleabane.[3] It grows at high elevations in the mountains of central and south-central Asia, in Iran, Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Tibet.[4]

Erigeron multiradiatus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. multiradiatus
Binomial name
Erigeron multiradiatus
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Erigeron multiradiatum (Lindl. ex DC.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Aster inuloides D.Don
  • Aster multiradiatus Wall.
  • Aster roylei Onno
  • Erigeron radiosus Spreng. ex DC.
  • Stenactis multiradiata Lindl. ex DC.

Erigeron multiradiatus is a branching perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) tall, producing a woody rhizome. The plant generally has several Flower heads per stem, each head containing numerous lilac or lavender or purple ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.[4][3]

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