| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Erigeron caespitosus Nutt. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 307 (1840) |
| Native Range | Subarctic America to wc. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1300-3600m |
| Description | taproot, plants often densely adpressed pubescent, basal leaves oblanceolate, obtuse, 3-veined, stem leaves linear, capitula 1-10, ligules 30-100, 5-15mm long |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Diplopappus canescens Hook. Diplopappus grandiflorus Hook. Erigeron caespitosus var. grandiflorus (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray Erigeron caespitosus var. laccoliticus M.E.Jones Erigeron canescens (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray Erigeron subcanescens Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |
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