Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron leibergii Piper trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 41 (1901) |
Native Range | British Columbia to Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2500m |
Description | moderately villose, basal leaves broadly oblanceolate to elliptic, sometimes dentate, to 12cm, stem leaves smaller, capitula 1-5, disc 7-14mm, ligules 20-45, 5-12mm long |
Size | 7-25cm |
Color | blue, purplish, white |
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 cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Erigeron chelanensis H.St.John |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |