Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. (Lindl.) DC.
showy daisy (aspen fleabane)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
showy daisy (aspen fleabane)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a more or less branched stem-base; stems erect, usually several, branched, glabrous or sometimes slightly hairy or glandular in the inflorescence, 15-80 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves oblanceolate to broadly spoon-shaped, narrowed to winged stalks, 5-15 cm long (including the stalk), 0.4-2 cm wide, entire, margins fringed with small hairs, glabrous or sometimes with a few hairs along the main veins, usually withered or deciduous by flowering time; lower stem leaves similar to the basal leaves, middle stem leaves as large or larger, narrowly lanceolate to broadly egg-shaped, abruptly sharp-pointed or sometimes obtuse, unstalked, somewhat clasping, occasionally minutely glandular.
Fruits:
Achenes 2- to 4-nerved, hairy; pappus double, the inner of 20-30 bristles, the outer of shorter bristles.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Erigeron speciosus
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1196 | 170 | 2228 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
29 | 0 | 100 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
199 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
487 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(6), BG(42), CWH(1), ESSF(98), ICH(10), IDF(227), MS(63), PP(19), SBPS(6), SBS(3) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic open slopes and forests in the montane zone; common in S BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountians, less frequent northward and west of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; E to SD and S to AZ and NM.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Erigeron speciosus var. speciosus (Lindl.) DC.
Erigeron speciosus var. typicus Cronq.