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Erigeron speciosus

Erigeron speciosus

9.9
A daisy-like wildflower with many thin pink, lavender, or white petals
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Erigeron speciosus
  • The wild Erigeron speciosus brightened the mountain slope with its purple blooms.

Examples

  • In late spring, Erigeron speciosus attracts a variety of bees and butterflies.

  • Gardeners admire Erigeron speciosus for its long-lasting, vivid flower heads.

  • The Erigeron speciosus blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Wow! Look at the Erigeron speciosus!

  • Gardeners admire Erigeron speciosus for its long-lasting, vivid flower heads.

  • In late spring, Erigeron speciosus attracts a variety of bees and butterflies.

  • The wild Erigeron speciosus brightened the mountain slope with its purple blooms.

Synonyms

showy daisy
vsErigeron speciosus
  • US
8.4

A plant from northwestern United States with large, bright pink, light purple, or white flowers

uses a botanical family label rather than stressing leafy stem detail

Surface Forms

Erigeron speciosus singular
Erigeron speciosus plural

Morphology

Erigeron + speciosus

This is a Latin scientific binomial (genus + species) and functions as a proper name rather than a compositional English phrase. The second element 'speciosus' is not an English word (no dictionary definition provided), so a B1 learner who only knows the listed constituents would not be able to derive the plant description from ordinary English morphology and vocabulary.

Etymology

Erigeron speciosus comes from old Greek and Latin words: Erigeron means 'early old man' because the plant often makes fluffy white seed heads soon after it flowers that look like an old man's hair, and speciosus means 'showy' for its bright, pretty flowers. So the name helps you remember a plant with early white seed heads and very showy blooms.