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Erigeron pallens
Also called Pale Alpine Fleabane
Pale fleabane (Erigeron pallens) is a tiny, unbranched perennial daisy from the Rocky Mountains of western Canada, rarely more than 10 cm tall, with white, pink or purple flower heads. It grows on rocky, sparsely vegetated alpine slopes, so it needs sun, sharp drainage and cool conditions.
Erigeron pallens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name pale fleabane. It is native to the Rocky Mountains of western Canada (Alberta + British Columbia). There are some reports of the species in arctic regions but these populations have been reclassified under other species.
Erigeron pallens is a tiny, unbranching perennial herb rarely more than 10 centimeters (4 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The leaves are covered with wool. The plant generally produces only 1 flower head per stem, each head with 50–60 white, pink, or purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The plant grows on rocky slopes in sparsely vegetated slopes.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erigeron pallens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
