Early blue-top fleabane facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Early blue-top fleabane |
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Erigeron
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vetensis
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Erigeron vetensis is a beautiful flowering plant found in North America. It belongs to the daisy family, just like sunflowers and dandelions! People often call it the early blue-top fleabane because of its pretty blue or purple flowers.
This plant is native to the western parts of the United States. You can mostly find it growing in the Rocky Mountains. It thrives in states like Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. There's even a small group of these plants living far away in Nebraska.
Discovering the Early Blue-Top Fleabane
The early blue-top fleabane is a type of plant that comes back year after year. It's known as a perennial herb. This means its roots stay alive underground, and new stems and flowers grow from them each spring.
Where Does It Grow?
Erigeron vetensis loves sunny, dry places. You'll often spot it in open areas within conifer forests. These are forests filled with trees like pines and spruces. It prefers spots where it can get plenty of sunlight.
What Does It Look Like?
This plant can grow to be about 50 centimeters (which is about 20 inches) tall. That's roughly the length of a standard ruler!
- Stems: Each plant usually has just one flower head on each stem.
- Flowers: The flower heads are quite special.
- They have between 30 and 90 petals, called ray florets. These can be blue, purple, or sometimes white.
- In the very center, you'll see many tiny yellow flowers. These are called disc florets. They are packed together to form the yellow "eye" of the daisy-like flower.
