| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Erigeron compositus Pursh trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 535 (1813) |
| Native Range | n. Russian Far East, Subarctic America to w. & nc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine or Subarctic |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 200-4300m |
| Description | taproot, leaves glandular, hirsute to glabrous, basal leaves trifid to tripinnatipartite, stem leaves linear, capitula solitary, ligules 20-60, to 12mm long or ligules absent |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Cineraria lewisii Richardson Erigeron compositus var. breviradiatus (Abrom.) A.Nelson Erigeron compositus f. breviradiatus Abrom. Erigeron compositus f. deficiens (J.F.Macbr. & Payson) J.Rousseau Erigeron compositus var. discoideus A.Gray Erigeron compositus f. discoideus (A.Gray) Vict. & J.Rousseau Erigeron compositus ssp. discoideus (A.Gray) Piper Erigeron compositus var. glabratus Macoun Erigeron compositus var. grandiflorus Hook. Erigeron compositus var. incertus (A.Nelson) A.Nelson Erigeron compositus var. multifidus (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr. & Payson Erigeron compositus var. petraeus J.F.Macbr. & Payson Erigeron compositus var. submontanus M.Peck Erigeron compositus var. typicus Payson Erigeron gormanii Greene Erigeron multifidus Rydb. Erigeron multifidus var. discoideus (A.Gray) Rydb. Erigeron multifidus var. incertus A.Nelson Erigeron pedatus Nutt. Erigeron trifidus var. prasinus J.F.Macbr. & Payson |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, GNL Greenland, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 72 Eastern Canada (NFL Newfoundland, QUE Québec) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |
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