Erigeron sumatrensis Retz., 1789

Common names

🇬🇧 Guernsey Fleabane
🇫🇷 Vergerette de Barcelone

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Campanulids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Conyzinae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: Erigeron sumatrensis

Presence

Introduced.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable

Notes

Possible confusion with E. canadensis L., 1753, which has longer ray florets (> 0.5 mm) that protrude past the involucre, while E. sumatrensis has shorter ray florets (≤ 0.5 mm) that do not protrude past the involucre.

Photographs

img/erigeron-sumatrensis.webp — *Erigeron sumatrensis*

img/erigeron-sumatrensis-2.webp — *Erigeron sumatrensis*

img/erigeron-sumatrensis-3.webp — *Erigeron sumatrensis* - Leaves

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 398). Biotope.