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Alpine fleabane
Erigeron borealis - Iceland 20070708.jpg
Scientific classification
Genus:
Erigeron
Species:
alpiniformis
Synonyms
  • Erigeron borealis var. alpiniformis (Cronquist) Á.Löve
  • Trimorpha borealis Vierh.
  • Erigeron borealis (Vierh.) Simmons

Erigeron alpiniformis is a rare Arctic species of flowering plants in the daisy family, 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 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, each head with many small yellow disc florets and surrounded by a ring of 100–200 white or pinkish-purple ray florets.

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