Participant Info

Species

Erigeron flagellaris [Erigeron conmixtus] [Erigeron divergens var. nudiflorus] [Erigeron macdougalii] etc.

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

whiplash fleabane

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, montane, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos, UBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

Cochetopa, La Veta, Music, North

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Big Meadows Reservoir, Great Sand Dunes, Sanchez Reservoir

Other Localities

La Botica, Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Del Norte house 12 July 2020

Comments

Whiplash fleabane is one of the most commonly collected Erigerons in the Watershed—a most accommodating plant in terms of ecosystem. The Del Norte 2020 occurrence was in a residential flowerbed and lawn, where is formed large clonal mats. Its stolons, which distinguishes it (and Erigeron tracyi) in most keys, are not present in young plants, causing difficulties in determination. The center of its USA population is Utah, Arizona, and the Central and Southern Rockies. It follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico to the Big Bend country of Texas.

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