Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron cervinus Greene trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Pittonia 3: 163 (1897) |
Native Range | Oregon to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2300m |
Description | glabrous or sparsely appressed glandular, basal leaves 4-12cm, oblanceolate to narrowly spathulate, stem leaves subamplexicaule, capitula 1-4, ligules 20-45, 7-10mm long |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | blue, purplish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Erigeron delicatus Cronquist |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |