Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron corymbosus Nutt. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 308 (1840) |
Native Range | British Columbia to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 400-2200m |
Description | taproot, basal leaves 3-veined, elongate, acute, to 25cm long and 1cm wide, capitula 1-16, involucre greyish lanate, ligules 35-65, 7-13mm long |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | blue, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |