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§1 Plant

Erigeron peregrinus (Banks ex Pursh) Greene

vernacular subalpine fleabane — species · Asteraceae

USDA: ERPE3
GBIF: 3147233
Rank: species

subalpine fleabane (Erigeron peregrinus) — Platephotograph · M. GoffCC BY-NC-SA source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & 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
L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 189 counties across 11 states/territories

Legend Native · 189 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: High
Fire: Medium
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: Medium
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -38 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 80 min.
Precipitation: 12–20 in/yr
pH range: 6.4–7.5
Root depth: 8 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Rhizomatous
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Moderate
Mature height: 2 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Purple
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Late Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 899,000
Propagation: seed, bare root, sprigs

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
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 189 counties across 11 states/territories.

Alaska view state ↗ 17 N ▾

California view state ↗ 21 N ▾

Colorado view state ↗ 24 N ▾

Idaho view state ↗ 24 N ▾

Montana view state ↗ 15 N ▾

Nevada view state ↗ 10 N ▾

New Mexico view state ↗ 6 N ▾

Oregon view state ↗ 22 N ▾

Utah view state ↗ 16 N ▾

Washington view state ↗ 23 N ▾

Wyoming view state ↗ 11 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/ERPE3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/3147233 ↗

Record version

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