Erigeron atticus

Erigeron atticus is a European species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Romania.^[2][3][4]

Erigeron atticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. atticus
Binomial name
Erigeron atticus Vill.
Synonyms[1]
Trimorpha attica (Vill.) Vierh. Aster villarsii E.H.L.Krause Erigeron carpaticus Griseb. & Schenk Erigeron glandulosus Hegetschw. Erigeron intermedius Nyman Erigeron rupestris Gremli Erigeron villarsii Bellardi

Erigeron atticus is an herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. One plant usually produces several flower heads, each with white, blue or purple ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets.^[5]

References

1. The Plant List, Erigeron atticus Vill.
2. Tela Botanica, Erigeron atticus Vill., Vergerette d'Attique in French with French distribution map
3. Altervista Flora Italiana, Cespica attica, Erigeron atticus Vill. includes photos and European distribution map
4. Antonio J. Pujadas Salva y Vicente J. Aran Redo. 2001. Erigeron atticus Vill. (Asteraceae) en el Noreste de la Peninsula Iberica. Acta Botanica Malacitana 36. 2011 189-192 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine in Spanish; includes photo of herbarium specimen collected in northeastern Spain
5. Flore Alpes, Vergerette d'Attique Erigeron atticus