Erigeron alpinus

Erigeron alpinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Conyzinae
Genus: Erigeron
Sectio: E. sect. Trimorpha
Species: Erigeron alpinus
Subspecies: E. a. subsp. alpinus – E. a. subsp. intermedius – E. a. subsp. rhodopaeus

Name

Erigeron alpinus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 864 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Stenactis alpina (L.) Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. ed. 2. 50: 485 (1827).
  • Trimorpha alpina (L.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 467 (1821 publ. 1822).
  • Tessenia alpina (L.) Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 2: 264 (1899).
  • Trimorpha alpina (L.) Vierh., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 19(2): 425 (1906), nom. illeg.

Homonyms

• Erigeron alpinus Lam. = Erigeron acris subsp. acris
• Erigeron alpinus Ledeb. = Erigeron glabratus subsp. glabratus
• Erigeron alpinus Less. = Erigeron caucasicus subsp. caucasicus
• Erigeron alpinus Pursh = Erigeron uniflorus subsp. uniflorus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 864. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Erigeron alpinus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Erigeron alpinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Feb 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Erigeron alpinus. Published online. Accessed: 4 Feb 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Erigeron alpinus. Accessed: 4 Feb 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Erigeron alpinus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 4.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Erigeron alpinus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

français: Vergerette des Alpes
italiano: Cespica alpina

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