| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Erigeron foliosus Nutt. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 309 (1840) |
| Native Range | California to Baja California Norte |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-2900m |
| Description | thick taproot, leaves numerous, crowded, all subequal, linear, 1-8cm, capitula 1-several in cyme, disc 10-18mm across, ligules 15-65, 5-15mm long |
| Size | 20-90cm |
| Color | blue |
| 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 | Diplopappus occidentalis Hook. & Arn. Erigeron blasdalei Greene Erigeron decumbens Benth. Erigeron douglasii Torr. & A.Gray Erigeron foliosus f. grinnellii Cronquist Erigeron foliosus var. tenuissimus A.Gray Erigeron foliosus var. typicus G.R.Compton Erigeron fragilis Greene Erigeron nuttallii A.Heller Erigeron stenophyllus Nutt. Erigeron striatus Greene Erigeron tenuissimus Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |