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| Family | Asteraceae |
| Basionym | Aster spinosus Benth. var. jaliscensis McVaugh |
| Original Identification | Aster spinosus var. jaliscensis McVaugh |
| Current Taxon | Erigeron ortegae S.F. Blake |
| Protologue Citation | Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 9(4): 363. 1972. |
| Holotype/Isotype | Isotype |
| DUKE Accession Number | 233593 |
| Comments | |
| Primary Collector | Rogers McVaugh |
| Collector Number | 19049 |
| Collection Date | 15 Sep 1960 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Province/State | Nayarit |
| Plant Location Notes | Steep mountainsides 2 miles northeast of Santa Maria del Oro, in the basin of La Laguna; oak forest near summits, and tropical forest with Ficus, Brosimum, below; elevation ca. 1000 m. |
| Plant Description Notes | Abundant among rocks in stream bed, elevation 800 m. Shrub 1 m. high, many-stemmed; rays white, disk yellow. |
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| Broad geographical location | North America |
