Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron grandiflorus Hook. trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Erigeron simplex Greene |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2900-4200m |
Description | leaves long hirsute to glabrate, the basal oblanceolate, 1-9cm, mostly acute, stem leaves narrowly lanceolate, capitula solitary, ligules 50-125, 10-15mm long |
Size | 2-25cm |
Color | blue, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka ) Northern America Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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