Erigeron linearis
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Erigeron linearis is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family
known by the common name desert yellow fleabane.
This wildflower is native to western North America from the high mountains of California
to northwestern Canada. This is a small clumping perennial daisy reaching a maximum height of 20 centimeters. Its leaves are mostly basal and are 2 to 9 centimeters long and green with some white coloration. The erect, somewhat hairy, leafless stems each bear a single flower head
about a centimeter wide. It has a center of golden yellow disc florets and a fringe of pale to bright yellow ray florets.
Some Plateau Indian tribes used desert yellow fleabane as a poultice
for treating sores.
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
known by the common name desert yellow fleabane.
This wildflower is native to western North America from the high mountains of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to northwestern Canada. This is a small clumping perennial daisy reaching a maximum height of 20 centimeters. Its leaves are mostly basal and are 2 to 9 centimeters long and green with some white coloration. The erect, somewhat hairy, leafless stems each bear a single flower head
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
about a centimeter wide. It has a center of golden yellow disc florets and a fringe of pale to bright yellow ray florets.
Some Plateau Indian tribes used desert yellow fleabane as a poultice
Poultice
A poultice, also called cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed, or painful part of the body. It can be used on wounds such as cuts...
for treating sores.