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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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Erigeron Speciosus
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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