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Erigeron
Genus of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Erigeron (/ɪˈrɪdʒərɒn/)[4] is a large genus of plants in the composite family (Asteraceae).[5] It is placed in the tribe Astereae and is closely related to the Old World asters (Aster) and the true daisies (Bellis). The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, but the highest diversity occurs in North America.[5][6][7][8][9]
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Erigeron glaucus, seaside daisy | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Subtribe: | Conyzinae |
Genus: | Erigeron L.[1] |
Diversity[2] | |
Around 460 species | |
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