Asteraceae
Erigeron

Erigeron schimperi (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.

First published in Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 147 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Central & E. Tropical Africa, Yemen. It grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005

Morphology General Habit
Woody herb to small shrub, annual (?) or short-lived perennial, erect, 0.3–1.5 m high; stems woody in the proximal half, branched, striate, grey, scabrid-pubescent, densely leafy.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves grey-green, pinnatipartite, in outline 1–4.5 cm long, 0.3–1(–2.4) cm wide, the lobes in 2–3 pairs, linear, 2–10 mm long and 1–2 mm wide, base half-amplexicaul, margins entire and revolute, apex mucronate, scabrid and glandular on both surfaces.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula 4–7 mm long, in dense cymes, these united into terminal, fairly dense corymbs; stalks of individual capitula 1–4 mm long; stalks of individual cymes very short to 10 cm long, scabrid-pubescent; phyllaries pale green, ± 35, 3-seriate, the outermost smallest, lanceolate, 1.5–4 mm long, 0.3–0.6 mm wide, acute and laciniate, pubescent and glandular; receptacle convex or toroid, minutely toothed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Marginal florets (pale) yellow, 34–45, tube 1–1.3 mm long, ray 0.3–0.6 mm long and as narrow as the tube, style 2.5–3.3 mm long; central florets (pale) yellow, 3–5, tube 1.5–2.3 mm long, lobes 0.7–1 mm long and glandular; anthers 0.9–1 mm long with a narrowly triangular, almost filiform, appendage; style 2.8–3 mm long with short, papillose, triangular branches.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes cylindrical or compressed-elliptical, 0.8–1.2 mm long, ribbed, sparsely pubescent; pappus of silvery white or yellowish setae 2.5–5 mm long.
Habitat
Upland grassland, where it may be common or even dominant, a weed in pasture, also in secondary ( Artemisia) bushland; (900–)1650–2700 m
Distribution
K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 T2 T3 U1 U2 U3
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0