| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Erigeron compositus Pursh trib. Astereae |
| Synonyms | Erigeron gormanii Greene |
| Erigeron multifidus Rydb. | |
| Erigeron pedatus Greene | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 200-4300m |
| Description | taproot, leaves glandular, hirsute to glabrous, basal leaves trifid to tripinnatipartite, stem leaves linear, capitula solitary, ligules 20-60, to 12mm long or ligules absent |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Newfoundland , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (North Dakota , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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