Erigeron glacialis

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Erigeron glacialis
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Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. glacialis
Binomial name
Erigeron glacialis
Synonyms [1]
  • Aster glacialisNutt.
  • Erigeron angustifolius(A.Gray) Rydb. 1897 not Phil. 1894
  • Erigeron callianthemusGreene
  • Erigeron loratusGreene
  • Erigeron scaposusTorr. & A.Gray 1841 not DC. 1836

Erigeron glacialis, the glacial daisy, glacial fleabane, Subalpine fleabane, [2] or wandering fleabane, [3] is a western North American perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. [4]

Erigeron glacialis is native to the mountains of western North America, including Cascades, the Sierra Nevada, and the Rocky Mountains. [5] It has been found from Alaska and Yukon south as far as California, Arizona, and New Mexico. [6] In the Sierra Nevada, it may be found with mixed coniferous and upper montane vegetation types, and in the alpine zone to 11,200 feet (3,400 m). [4] [3]

Erigeron glacialis is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall, with a thick taproot and spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are up to 20 cm (8 inches) long, linear-oblanceolate to broadly lanceolate or spatulate. Each stem sometimes produces only 1 flower head, sometimes a group of up to 8. Each head has up to 80 white, blue, pink, or lavender ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. [2]

It blooms between July and September. [4]

Varieties [2]

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References

  1. The Plant List, Erigeron glacialis (Nutt.) A.Nelson
  2. 1 2 3 Flora of North America, Erigeron glacialis (Nuttall) A. Nelson, Subalpine fleabane
  3. 1 2 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron glacialis (Nutt.) A. Nelson Wandering fleabane
  4. 1 2 3 Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, p25
  5. Sullivan, Steven. K. (2015). "Erigeron glacialis". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  6. Biota of North America 2014 state-level distribution map