About Erigeron procumbens (Houst. ex Mill.) G.L.Nesom
Erigeron procumbens (Houst. ex Mill.) G.L.Nesom is a North American flowering plant species in the Asteraceae family. Its common name, Corpus Christi fleabane, refers to the coastal city of Corpus Christi in Texas, United States. This species grows along the Gulf of Mexico coastal plain and coastal strand, occurring in the Mexican states of Veracruz and Tamaulipas, and the U.S. states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. It is a perennial herb that reaches up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) in height. Its stems very often grow procumbent, meaning they lie along the ground instead of growing upright. Each stem of the plant typically produces only one flower head. Each flower head holds 225 to 350 pink or white ray florets, which surround numerous yellow disc florets. Erigeron procumbens grows in wet depressions located between sand dunes, and also occurs on roadsides, along the edges of mudflats, and in salt marsh edges.
