Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron nivalis Nutt. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 311 (1840) |
Native Range | Subarctic America to w. USA and New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1200-3700m |
Description | stems sparsely hirsute, glandular, basal leaves oblanceolate, 2-6cm, scabrously hirsute, stem leaves reduced, capitula in flattened corymb, ligules 3-5mm |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | late spring, 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 late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Erigeron acris ssp. debilis (A.Gray) Piper Erigeron acris var. debilis A.Gray Erigeron debilis Rydb. Erigeron elatus var. bakeri Greene Erigeron jucundus Greene Erigeron scotteri B.Boivin Trimorpha acris var. debilis (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom Trimorpha scotteri (B.Boivin) G.L.Nesom |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |