Rambling fleabane facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rambling fleabane
Scientific classification
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	vagus

Erigeron vagus is a type of flowering plant that grows high up in the mountains. It's part of the daisy family and is often called the rambling fleabane.

Where the Rambling Fleabane Lives

This plant naturally grows in the high mountains of the western United States. You can find it on rocky slopes, sometimes even above where trees can grow. Other times, it lives in open forests with cone-bearing trees.

States Where It Grows

Erigeron vagus has been found in several places, far apart from each other. These include eastern California, like the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains. It also grows in southern Utah, southern Colorado, northeastern Nevada (in Elko County), and northeastern Oregon (in the Wallowa Mountains).

What the Rambling Fleabane Looks Like

The rambling fleabane is a small plant. It grows to be about five centimeters (2 inches) tall at most. It has a main root that goes deep into the ground. It also has a branched underground stem called a caudex.

Stems and Leaves

The plant's stem and its small group of leaves at the bottom are covered with tiny, sticky hairs. These are called glandular hairs.

Flowers

Each stem of the plant usually has one flower head. The underside of the flower head has hairy, purple-tipped leaves called phyllaries. Each flower head has 25 to 40 white or pink ray florets. These look like the petals of a daisy. In the center, there are many yellow disc florets.

See also

In Spanish: Erigeron vagus para niños