Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron hyssopifolius Michx. trib. Astereae |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | basal leaves linear-lanceolate to oblanceolate, 1-3cm, entire, sometimes ciliate, glabrous, capitula 1-5, involucre 2-3-seriate, strigose, ligules 20-50, 4-8mm long |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | white, pinkish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , Michigan , New Hampshire , New York , Vermont) |
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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