''Erigeron alpiniformis'' is a rare
Arctic species of flowering plants in the family
Asteraceae, and one of several plants known by the common name alpine fleabane. It has been found only in
Greenland (
Kalaallit Nunaat, part of
Denmark) and in
Labrador and
Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
in
Canada.
''Erigeron alpiniformis'' is a short, branching shrub rarely more than 20 cm (8 inches) tall. The
inflorescence generally consists of 1 or 2, rarely 3 or 4
flower heads
A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...
, each head with many small yellow
disc florets and surrounded by a ring of 100–200 white or pinkish-purple
ray florets.
Flora of North America, ''Erigeron alpiniformis'' Cronquist
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References
External links
Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Greenland in 1926, isotype of ''Erigeron alpiniformis''
alpiniformis
Flora of Nunavut
Flora of Labrador
Plants described in 1947
Flora of Greenland
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
Taxa named by Arthur Cronquist
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