Erigeron nivalis

Erigeron nivalis is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family, called the northern daisy.[3] It is widespread across much of western North America from Alaska east to Northwest Territories and south as far as California and New Mexico.[4]

Erigeron nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Erigeron
Species:
E. nivalis
Binomial name
Erigeron nivalis
Synonyms[1][2]

Erigeron nivalis is a biennial or perennial herb up to 35 centimeters (14 inches) tall. The plant generally produces 1-8 flower heads per stem, each head with up to 70 white or pink ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows in rocky sites and meadows in open woods and subalpine areas.[5]

References
  1. Tropicos, Erigeron nivalis Nutt.
  2. The Plant List, Erigeron nivalis Nutt.
  3. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron nivalis Nuttall, northern daisy
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, Erigeron nivalis Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 311. 1841.


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