| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Erigeron tener (A.Gray) A.Gray trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Notes Compositae: 91 (1880) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-3400m |
| Description | taproot, basal leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to rhombic, acute, 7-25mm, stem leaves few, linear, capitula 1-3, ligules 15-40, 4-8mm long |
| Size | 2-15cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Erigeron caespitosus var. tener A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |