Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron pinnatisectus (A.Gray) A.Nelson trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 246 (1899) |
Native Range | Wyoming to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2700-4000m |
Description | leaves over 2cm, pinnatisect to subfrondose, grey pubescent, capitula solitary, 25-40mm across, with bright yellow to orange disc, ligules 40-70, 7-12mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
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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 compositus var. pinnatisectus A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |