Erigeron acris L. subsp. acris

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Erigeron// Species: Erigeron acris L.// Subspecies: Erigeron acris L. subsp. acris.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Halliday in Tutin et al. (1976) as Erigeron acer L. subsp. acer. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Erigeron acris L. subsp. acris.

Lifeform: Annual (therophyte according to the Raunkiær system) or biennial.

Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia to Myanmar and Indian subcontinent; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grasslands, pastures, clearings and edges of forests, from c. 800 m altitude up to the subalpine belt.

Flowering period: Summer- autumn: JUL, AUG, SEP.

References:

Erigeron acris. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Erigeron%20acris&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 25.03.2022].

Erigeron acris L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93523-2 [Accessed 25.03.2022].

Erigeron L. (incl. Stenactis Cass.). Halliday, G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Erigeron acris subsp. acris. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/05ed4357-8a5a-4bd9-ad39-b826b9a7ef7a [Accessed 23.01.2023].

Last update: 23.01.2023.