Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron gracilis Rydb. trib. Astereae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-2400m |
Description | basal leaves oblanceolate to oblong, 2-4cm, entire, glabrous, eglandular, capitula solitary, phyllaries linear-lanceolate, strigose, ligules 40-100, 7-14mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | blue, pinkish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Wyoming) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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