Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron ursinus D.C.Eaton trib. Astereae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-3700m |
Description | roots fibrous, stems basally purple, leaves glabrous, oblanceolate, stem leaves more narrow and reduced, capitula solitary, ligules 30-100, 7-15mm long |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | pink, bluish purple |
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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , 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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