Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron canus A.Gray trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 4(1): 67 (1849) |
Native Range | w. & c. USA to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1700-2700m |
Description | white strigose, basal leaves crowded, narrowly oblanceolate, to 10cm long, stem leaves reduced, linear, capitula solitary, disc 9-16mm across, ligules 30-40, 7-12mm long |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | white, pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Erigeron phoenicodontus S.F.Blake Wyomingia cana (A.Gray) A.Nelson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |