Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron hyssopifolius Michx. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 123 (1803) |
Native Range | Subarctic America to ne. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Aster graminifolius Pursh Erigeron hyssopifolius var. anticostensis Vict. & J.Rousseau Erigeron hyssopifolius f. appresus Cronquist Erigeron hyssopifolius var. typicus Cronquist Erigeron hyssopifolius var. villicaulis Fernald Galatella graminifolia Hook. Galatella nemoralis Hook. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NBR New Brunswick, NFL Newfoundland, NSC Nova Scotia, ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MAI Maine, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWY New York, VER Vermont) |