Erigeron coulteri
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Erigeron coulteri is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family
known by the common names large mountain fleabane and Coulter's daisy.
This wildflower is native to much of the western United States where it grows in moist forests and meadows. This is a perennial daisy reaching maximum heights of anywhere from 20 to 70 centimeters. It has an erect stem which may have a few branches or none. There are leaves on its stem as well as at its base. The long leaves are somewhat lance-shaped to more rounded, and sometimes have a few teeth along the edges. The inflorescence
atop the stem has one to four flower heads
, each between one and two centimeters wide. The center is packed with golden yellow disc florets and the circumference is fringed with up to 140 white ray florets.
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
known by the common names large mountain fleabane and Coulter's daisy.
This wildflower is native to much of the western United States where it grows in moist forests and meadows. This is a perennial daisy reaching maximum heights of anywhere from 20 to 70 centimeters. It has an erect stem which may have a few branches or none. There are leaves on its stem as well as at its base. The long leaves are somewhat lance-shaped to more rounded, and sometimes have a few teeth along the edges. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
atop the stem has one to four flower heads
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
, each between one and two centimeters wide. The center is packed with golden yellow disc florets and the circumference is fringed with up to 140 white ray florets.