Erigeron aureus

Gold fleabane ( Erigeron aureus)

The gold - fleabane ( Erigeron aureus ) is a plant from the sunflower family ( Asteraceae).

Description

The gold - fleabane is a short-lived perennial reaches centimeters herbaceous plant that growth heights of 2 to 15 ( 20). The plant has a short coat and forms a Pleiokorm - roots. Most leaves are arranged in a rosette. The Grundblattspreite measuring 15 to 60 × 3 to 13 millimeters and is verkehrteiförmig. The approximately three stem leaves are small. The heads are individually and have a diameter of 2 to 5 centimeters. The ray flowers are pale yellow to yellow and from 1.4 to 2.5 millimeters wide.

The flowering period extends from June to August.

Occurrence

The gold - fleabane occurs on rocky alpine meadows in the Pacific Northwest and Southwest Canada.

Use

The gold - fleabane is rarely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens.

Documents

• Corner Hardt J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller K. (ed.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8.