Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron ochroleucus Nutt. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 309 (1840) |
Native Range | Alaska to nw. & nc. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1100-3300m |
Description | taproot, basal leaves linear, 1-12cm, stem leaves more or less reduced, capitula 1-3, disc 6-18mm, involucre hirsute-villose, ligules 20-80, 4-12mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | bluish, purplish, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Erigeron laetevirens Rydb. Erigeron montanensis Rydb. Erigeron ochroleucus var. scribneri (Canby ex Rydb.) Cronquist Erigeron ochroleucus var. typicus Cronquist Erigeron pumilus Hook. Erigeron scribneri Canby ex Rydb. Erigeron tweedyanus Canby & Rose Wyomingia tweedyana (Canby & Rose) A.Nelson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) |