| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Erigeron formosissimus Greene trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 121 (1898) |
| Native Range | w. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-3700m |
| Description | stems hirsute, lower leaves oblanceolate to oval, petiolate, to 15cm long, stem leaves upward reduced, capitula 1-6, disc 1-2cm, ligules 75-150, 8-15mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erigeron deminutus Wooton & Standl. Erigeron formosissimus var. typicus Cronquist Erigeron fruticetorum Rydb. Erigeron gulielmi Greene Erigeron hirtuosus Greene Erigeron iodanthus Greene Erigeron mogollonicus Greene Erigeron pecosensis Standl. Erigeron rubicundus Greene Erigeron scaberulus Greene Erigeron smithii Rydb. Erigeron subasper Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |