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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.

138184 - 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, Prospect Mountain Date Collected1976-06-24

139059 - 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, Signal Mountain Date Collected1967-07-12; 1967-07-14

139060 - 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, Signal Mountain Date Collected1967-08-08

135703 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Saskatchewan, Tompkins Date Collected1969-05-21

138696 - 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, Maligne Lake Date Collected1971-07-11

138697 - 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, Mount Paul Date Collected1971-08-14

139541 - 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 Collected1990-07-10

139542 - 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, Snaring River Date Collected1975-07-01

141335 - 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 Collected1968-07-21

141336 - 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 Collected1968-07-21

143915 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Bury Ridge Date Collected1999-08-24

142563 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Victoria Ridge Date Collected2018-07-10

142561 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Castle Provincial Park, Carbondale Lookout Tower Date Collected2018-07-12

142562 - Erigeron compositus Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecompound fleabane, cutleaf daisy, cut-leaved daisy Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Castle Wildland Provincial Park, Prairie Bluff Date Collected2018-06-13