Common Name: Subalpine Daisy

(SYN: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis)

Very interesting species with two concepts for how to classify them. Cronquist who studied most of them in the field split them into two subspecies with three varieties each based on petal color, wet or dry habitat, leaf shape and number of basal leaves. Recently they were combined into basically one species based on bract shape and texture. Whatever they are called they are common subalpine daisy-type flowers found in a wide variety of habitats.

Note white to white-purplish petals, few basal leaves, dense short hairs on lance shaped stem leaves.

Olympics, west North Cascades
TRAIL: Mt. Townsend (Little Quilcene); Heart Lake; Klahhane Ridge; Hannegan Peak
HABITAT: montane forest opening, wet subalpine meadow, montane forest opening; open steep talus rock near creek
ELEVATION: 1,880 m (6,165 ft.); 1,160 m (3,805 ft.); 1,670 m (5,485 ft.); 1,330 m (4,360 ft)
BLOOM TIME: 08-SEP; 22-AUG; 30-JUL; 05-JUL