familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Astereae
genusErigeron
speciesErigeron formosissimus
varietyErigeron formosissimus var. viscidus

Erigeron formosissimus var. viscidus

(Rydberg) Cronquist

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 70: 272. 1943.

Guy L. Nesom
Endemic
Basionym: Erigeron viscidus Rydberg Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 24. 1901
Synonyms: Erigeron glabellus var. viscidus (Rydberg) B. Boivin
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 334.

Stems sometimes sparsely hirsute, glandular, sometimes sparsely so. Distal leaves usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely hirsuto-villous, minutely glandular. Involucres glabrous or sparsely hirsuto-villous, densely minutely glandular.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Roadsides, moist meadows, streamsides, crevices, aspen groves, ponderosa pine, pine-fir, spruce
Elevation: 1900–3700 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Colo., N.Mex., S.Dak., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex fusion
distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage quantity
0 +
Apical appendage shape
usually triangular +  and linear +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
paniculiform +, corymbiform +  and loose +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Guy L. Nesom +
Authority
(Rydberg) Cronquist +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Basal blade atypical length
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Basal blade atypical width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Basal blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Basal blade shape
oblanceolate +  and oblanceolate-spatulate +
Basal blade width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Erigeron viscidus +
Blade architecture
1-nerved +
Blade shape
linear;lanceolate oblanceolate or spatulate +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
rugulose +  and muricate +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellate +
Bristle pappus duration
persistent +
Bristle quantity
15;25 +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Cauline blade shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Cauline blade size
reduced +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
Corolla coloration
blue +  and purple rarely pink +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
2-nerved +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
Cypsela atypical some measurement
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela shape
subterete +, oblong +  and oblong-obovoid compressed +
Cypsela some measurement
1.6mm;1.9mm +
Disc-floret quantity
25 (450) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc corolla some measurement
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Disc cypsela presence
absent +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distal leaf architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Distal leaf pubescence
hirsuto-villous +  and glabrous +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Colo. +, N.Mex. +, S.Dak. +  and Wyo. +
Elevation
1900–3700 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face architecture
eglandular +
Face architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Face pubescence
strigose +, hirsute +  and glabrous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Roadsides, moist meadows, streamsides, crevices, aspen groves, ponderosa pine, pine-fir, spruce +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head architecture or shape
disciform +  and discoid +
Head arrangement
in loose , corymbiform or paniculiform arrays +  and singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head quantity
1;6 +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Linny Heagy +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Involucre diameter
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Involucre length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre pubescence
hirsuto-villous +  and glabrous +
Involucre shape
turbinate;hemispheric +
Involucre width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Lamina shape
coiling +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe orientation
erect;spreading +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
deltate +
Margin architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin texture
not +  and scarious +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret architecture
pistillate +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
50 (200) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Sep. +
Phyllarie architecture
3-nerved +  and 1-nerved +
Phyllarie atypical quantity
125 (150) +
Phyllarie duration
persistent +
Phyllarie fusion
distinct +
Phyllarie life cycle
falling +
Phyllarie pubescence
hirsuto-villous densely minutely glandular +  and stipitate-glandular +
Phyllarie quantity
30 (125) +
Phyllarie shape
narrowly elliptic +  and linear-lanceolate +
Phyllarie size
unequal +
Phyllarie texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous or scarious) +
Phyllarie variability
equal +
Publication title
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Publication year
1943 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
75 (150) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
flat;conic +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
2;3 +
Seta pappus atypical quantity
40 (50) +
Seta pappus coloration
stramineous +
Seta pappus duration
persistent +
Seta pappus fusion
connate +
Seta pappus life cycle
falling +
Seta pappus quantity
5 (40) +
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Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +  and simple +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem growth form or orientation
prostrate +  and decumbent +
Stem orientation
ascending +
Stem pubescence
hirsute +
Style-branch appendage shape
deltate +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Synonyms
Erigeron glabellus var. viscidus +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Erigeron formosissimus var. viscidus +
Taxon parent
Erigeron formosissimus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat shape
inflated +  and tubular +
Throat texture
indurate +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Volume
Volume 20 +
Whole-organism architecture
fibrous-rooted +  and rhizomatous +
Whole-organism atypical some measurement
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (55 cm550 mm <br />0.55 m <br />) +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +
X chromosome quantity
9 +