Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron radicatus Hook. trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Erigeron huberi S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood |
Erigeron macounii Greene | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1400-3400m |
Description | taproot, leaves oblanceolate or linear-oblanceolate, all in basal tuft, glabrous, capitula solitary, crateriform, disc 7-10mm across, ligules 20-50, 5-8mm long |
Size | 2-6cm |
Color | white, purplish |
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 cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (North Dakota , Nebraska , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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