| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Eurybia merita (A.Nelson) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 77: 260 (1995) |
| Native Range | British Columbia to w. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 100-3200m |
| Description | stems shortly finely hirsute, stem leaves 2-8cm, lanceolate, obtuse or acute, entire or minutely serrate, capitula in flat cyme, ligules 7-15mm |
| Size | 5-45cm |
| Color | purple, violet |
| Bloom | late 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 |
| Synonyms | Aster meritus A.Nelson Aster montanus var. arcticus Torr. & A.Gray Aster richardsonii var. meritus (A.Nelson) Raup Aster sibiricus var. meritus (A.Nelson) Raup |
| 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) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, UTA Utah) |