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Erigeron caespitosus

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Tufted Fleabane

G5Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154958

Element CodePDAST3M0Q0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusErigeron

Other Common Names

Caespitose Fleabane (EN) tufted fleabane (EN) Vergerette cespiteuse (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-16

Change Date1988-05-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S3	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	S3	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S5	Yes
Montana	S5	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S1	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (9)

Montana (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Anaconda Hill	Helena National Forest	18,546
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - Swan	Helena National Forest	51,360
Chico Peak	Gallatin National Forest	10,744
Line Creek Plateau	Custer National Forest	24,825
Red Lodge Creek Hellroaring	Custer National Forest	17,210

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
418040	Uinta National Forest	1,702

Wyoming (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth Proposed Wilderness	Shoshone National Forest	16,837
South Beartooth Highway	Shoshone National Forest	105,570
Wapiti Valley South	Shoshone National Forest	43,517

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.