Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron utahensis A.Gray trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 16: 89 (1881) |
Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2500m |
Description | stems silvery strigose, leaves evenly on stem, grey-green, lower leaves linear-oblanceolate, to 10cm, upper leaves gradually reduced, capitula 1-10, disc 8-15mm across |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | white, pink, blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Erigeron grayi A.Heller Erigeron stenophyllus A.Gray Erigeron stenophyllus var. tetrapleuris A.Gray Erigeron tetrapleuris (A.Gray) A.Heller Erigeron utahensis var. tetrapleuris (A.Gray) Cronquist |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |