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.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Erigeron speciosus var. speciosus (Lindl.) DC.
Erigeron speciosus var. typicus Cronq.