Definition of Erigeron speciosus

1. Noun. Plant having branching leafy stems each branch with an especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink or lavender or white rays; northwestern United States mountains.

Exact synonyms: Showy Daisy
Generic synonyms: Fleabane

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erigeron Speciosus

Ericksonian
Eridanus
Eridian
Eridu
Erie
Erie Canal
Erigeron
Erigeron acer
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron aurantiacus
Erigeron canadensis
Erigeron divergens
Erigeron glaucous
Erigeron philadelphicus
Erigeron pulchellus
Erigeron speciosus (current term)
Erignathus
Erignathus barbatus
Erigonum fasciculatum
Erik
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
Erik Alfred Leslie Satie
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Erik Satie
Erik Weisz
Erik von Willebrand
Erika
Eriksonian
Erimanthos
Erin

Literary usage of Erigeron speciosus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by William Robinson (1903)
"Erigeron speciosus, VAR. GRANDI- FLORUS. THIS fine form of Erigeron or ... The older variety of Erigeron speciosus, namely, superbus, has long been admired ..."

2. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1900)
"•Erigeron speciosus DC. Prod. 5: 284 [Syn. Fl. i2: 209; Bot. Cal. i: 330]. Resembles E. macranthus in habit, but the involucre is hirsute- pubescent. ..."

3. Mount Rainier, a Record of Exploration by Edmond Stephen Meany (1916)
"Erigeron speciosus De Candolle. A handsome species with entire ciliate leaves and rather numerous heads, with deep violet rays. Collected by Allen in the ..."

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