Erigeron arenarioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names sand fleabane[2] and Wasatch fleabane. It has been found only in the northern part of the state of Utah in the western United States.[3]

Erigeron arenarioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. arenarioides
Binomial name
Erigeron arenarioides (D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray) Rydb.
Synonyms[1]
Aster arenarioides D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray Aster imbricatus Walp. Erigeron stenophyllus D.C.Eaton 1871 not Hook. & Arn. 1836

Erigeron arenarioides is a perennial up to 30 cm (1 foot) tall. It usually has several flower heads, each with 10–25 blue ray florets surrounding a disc with many small yellow disc florets.[4] The Latin epithet arenarioides means "sandwort-like," referring to its narrow leaves.

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