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Species Details

Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium Read more about this collection »

LeavesBasal, compound, 3-forked or 2-4 times divided in 3’s, 5-8 cm long; stem leaves few, reduced, linear, margins entire FlowersInflorescence a solitary head, disks 8-20 mm wide; involucres 5-10 mm long, 8-20 mm wide; ray flowers 20-60, petals white to pink or blue, 6-12 mm long, about 2 mm wide; disk flowers 3-5 mm long, petals fused into tube-shape, 5-lobed; stamens 5; pistils 1, ovary inferior Fruits and SeedsAchenes, 2-nerved, long-stiff hairy

Scientific Name Erigeron compositus Pursh Common Name compound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy General Description Perennial herb, taproot; stem erect, simple, 3-25 cm tall Leaves Basal, compound, 3-forked or 2-4 times divided in 3’s, 5-8 cm long; stem leaves few, reduced, linear, margins entire Flowers
Inflorescence a solitary head, disks 8-20 mm wide; involucres 5-10 mm long, 8-20 mm wide; ray flowers 20-60, petals white to pink or blue, 6-12 mm long, about 2 mm wide; disk flowers 3-5 mm long, petals fused into…
Inflorescence a solitary head, disks 8-20 mm wide; involucres 5-10 mm long, 8-20 mm wide; ray flowers 20-60, petals white to pink or blue, 6-12 mm long, about 2 mm wide; disk flowers 3-5 mm long, petals fused into tube-shape, 5-lobed; stamens 5; pistils 1, ovary inferior
Fruits and Seeds Achenes, 2-nerved, long-stiff hairy Phenology Flowers from June to August Notes Similar species: Erigeron lanatus E. lanatus is an alpine species and can be distinguished from E. compositus by a leafless stem. Range/Distribution Alberta: Southern Alberta and the Rocky Mountains CAN (BC, MB, NF, NT, NU, QC, SK, YT); USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY); DEN (GL)

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"Species Details - Erigeron compositus Pursh, University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-4963/12-17069. Accessed 05 Jul. 2024.

Specimen Information

There are 161 specimens of this Species.

128 results plotted on map in 108 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

29927 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Kittigazuit Date Collected1927-07-24/1927-07-28

29926 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mackenzie River Date Collected1933-07-30

74214 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Banks Island, Sachs Harbour Date Collected1958-07-20/1958-08-19

83024 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Nahanni National Park, Deadmen Valley Date Collected1976-07-08

30080 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Victoria Island, Holman Date Collected1949-08-08

125787 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Cache Creek Date Collected1973-06-20

126430 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1966-05-11

128528 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Blakiston Creek Date Collected1972-05-24

128792 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Cummings Creek Date Collected1983-07-05

131063 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park, Sulfur Ridge Date Collected2006-07-17

131419 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Bald Hills Date Collected1969-07-31

134060 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cardinal Divide Date Collected2009-07

132959 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Nunavut, Victoria Island, Clouston Bay Date Collected2008-07-08

137083 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Sommerfeldt Ranch Date Collected1995-05-27/1995-05-28

137216 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Sommerfeldt Ranch Date Collected1996-06-01/1996-06-02

136947 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Sommerfeldt Ranch Date Collected1994-05-28/1994-05-29

134993 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Whitehorse Creek Date Collected2012-06-22

57526 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Oldman River Date Collected1971-07-29

57551 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Mount Edith Date Collected1972-06-06

85649 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Rainy Ridge Date Collected1977-07-01

85559 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Prairie Bluff Date Collected1977-06-05