Species: Erigeron salishii
Salish's Daisy
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Salish fleabane - vergerette de Salish
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Aster Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Asterales - Asteraceae - Erigeron - ), at least in Washington (J. Arnett pers. comm. 2009).
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A perennial herb, 1-2 dm tall or smaller (sometimes low and mound-like), that produces flower heads with white, pink, or blue ray and yellow disk flowers in high summer.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2009-01-26
Global Status Last Changed
2009-01-26
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Known from central Vancouver Island, British Columbia and from north-central Washington state (Okanogan, Chelan, Kittitas, and Snohomish counties). Using GIS tools, range extent was calculated to be approximately 40,000 square km.