Erigeron Evermannii
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''Erigeron evermannii '' is a
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n species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Evermann's fleabane. ''Erigeron evermannii '' is native to the western United States. It is native to central Idaho and has also been found in western Montana.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
/ref> It grows at high elevations in the mountains, on steep slopes, talus outcrops, and ridges, sometime alongside whitebark pine. ''Erigeron evermannii '' is a very short perennial herb rarely more than 10 centimeters (4 inches) in height, sprouting from the roots and hence forming a sizable clump of many shoots crowded together. Most of the leaves are close to the ground clustered around the base of the plant. Each stem usually produces only one flower head, with as many as 40 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.


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evermannii Flora of the Western United States Plants described in 1917 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Erigeron-stub