Erigeron bellidiastrum
(Pretty Daisy)
Erigeron bellidiastrum, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7636
Erigeron bellidiastrum, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7622
Erigeron bellidiastrum, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7625
Erigeron bellidiastrum, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7633
| Scientific Name | Erigeron bellidiastrum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ERBE2 |
| Common Name | Pretty Daisy, Western Fleabane | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 35827 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (3400 to 8800 ft.); dry, sandy soils in open ares, grasslands and shrublands. Plant: Annual or biennial 4 to 20 inches tall with multiple erect to ascending stems that are densely covered with upcurved hairs. Leaves: A cluster of spatulate to oblanceolate or linear basal leaves up to 3 inches long may persist until flowering, but most leaves are alternate along the stem, linear to oblanceolate or spatulate, 3/8 to 2-3/8 inches long and less than 1/4-inch wide; edges usually entire but may have a pair of shallow lobes or teeth; surfaces slightly hairy. Inflorescence: One or up to 12 showy composite flower heads in arrays on stem branches, each about 1 inch across with 20 to 70 rays that are white, sometimes tinged pink, purple or blue and drying to a purplish color; many yellow disk florets; green phyllaries densely covered with distinctive curved white hairs. Bloom Period: May to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, SEINet and Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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