Erigeron aureus

Erigeron aureus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. aureus
Binomial name
Erigeron aureus
Greene
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Aplopappus brandegeei A.Gray 1884 not Erigeron brandegeei A. Gray 1884
  • Haplopappus brandegeei A.Gray 1884 not Erigeron brandegeei A. Gray 1884
  • Aster brandegeei (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Erigeron arthurii B.Boivin
  • Stenotus brandegei (A.Gray) Howell

Erigeron aureus (Alpine yellow fleabane) is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, native to the Cascades and Rocky Mountains of northwestern North America (Alberta, British Columbia, Washington).[3][4]

Erigeron aureus is a very small, short-lived herbaceous perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in), rarely 20 cm (8 in) tall. It has tufts of hairy grey-green leaves with large solitary yellow daisy-like flower heads to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) wide, appearing in summer.[5][6][7][8]

The specific epithet aureus means "golden yellow".[9]

In nature it inhabits ridges, crevices and rocky slopes,[3][6] and is suitable for cultivation in a rockery, wall or similar sunny, well-drained site.

The cultivar 'Canary Bird', longer-lived than wild populations of the species, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Erigeron aureus Greene
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron aureus Greene
  3. 1 2 Sullivan, Steven. K. (2015). "Erigeron aureus". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  5. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  6. 1 2 "Erigeron aureus". Flora of North America. eFloras.org.
  7. ↑ Klinkenberg, Brian (Editor) (2014). "Erigeron aureus". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  8. ↑ Giblin, David (Editor) (2015). "Erigeron aureus". WTU Herbarium Image Collection. Burke Museum, University of Washington. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  9. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  10. ↑ "Erigeron aureus 'Canary Bird'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 26 July 2013.


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