Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron ochroleucus Nutt. trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Erigeron laetevirens Rydb. |
Erigeron montanensis Rydb. | |
Erigeron pumilus Hook. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1100-3300m |
Description | taproot, basal leaves linear, 1-12cm, stem leaves more or less reduced, capitula 1-3, disc 6-18mm, involucre hirsute-villose, ligules 20-80, 4-12mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | bluish, purplish, white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Nebraska , South Dakota) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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