Erigeron supplex
| Erigeron supplex | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. supplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron supplex Gray | |
Erigeron supplex is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names supple daisy or supple fleabane.[1][2] It grows along the coastline and in the Coast Ranges in California, north of San Francisco Bay. It probably remains only in Sonoma and Marin Counties. There is a report of it growing well inland in Shasta County, but this is from a farm and probably a cultivated specimen.[2]
Erigeron supplex grows in the scrub of coastal bluffs and grasslands. This is a perennial herb producing an unbranched, hairy, erect stem up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) tall. It is surrounded at the base by oval-shaped leaves several centimeters long. The inflorescence is generally a single flower head one or two centimeters (0.4-0.8 inches) wide containing yellow disc florets but no ray florets. The fruit is an achene with a pappus of bristles.[1]