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Erigeron nivalis
Also called Northern Daisy, Bitter Daisy, Bitter Fleabane, Blue Fleabane, Snow Fleabane Daisy, Snowbed Fleabane
Snow Fleabane (Erigeron nivalis) is a small North American wildflower of the daisy family, native to cold, high-altitude and subarctic areas of western North America. It is best grown in cool conditions with sharp drainage, as it dislikes heat and wet, rich soil.
Erigeron nivalis is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, called the northern daisy. It is widespread across much of western North America from Alaska east to Northwest Territories and south as far as California and New Mexico.
Erigeron nivalis is a biennial or perennial herb up to 35 centimeters (14 inches) tall. The plant generally produces 1-8 flower heads per stem, each head with up to 70 white or pink ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows in rocky sites and meadows in open woods and subalpine areas.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
