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§1 Plant

Erigeron compositus Pursh

vernacular cutleaf daisy — species · Asteraceae

USDA
ERCO4
GBIF
3146597
Rank
species
cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus)
Platephotograph · Andy FyonCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus
Erigeron
§2a

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Native
  • CAN Canada Native
  • GL Greenland Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 210 counties across 14 states/territories
Legend Native · 210 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
High
Shade
High
Moisture use
Low
Fire
Medium
Salinity
Low
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
High
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-33 °F minimum
Frost-free days
80 min.
Precipitation
10–24 in/yr
pH range
6.1–8.1
Root depth
10 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Crown
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
1 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
250,000
Propagation
seed
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Contracting Only
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 210 counties across 14 states/territories.

Alaska view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 1 N ▾
California view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 27 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 25 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 26 N ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 18 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 26 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 18 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ERCO4 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3146597 ↗

Record version

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