Common names:
Running fleabane, Tracy's daisy
Family:
Scientific name:
Erigeron tracyi
Synonym:
Erigeron divergens var cinereus
Main flower color:
Range:
The Four Corners states, and some adjacent regions
Height:
Up to 7 inches
Habitat:
Chaparral, hillsides, oak and pinyon-juniper woodland; 2,300 to 7,600 feet
Leaves:
Spatulate to oblanceolate, up to 2 inches long
Season:
March to October
Erigeron tracyi is one of the smaller members of this large genus, usually around four or five inches tall. Leaves, stems and phyllaries have an even, dense covering of white hairs, which are spreading; pointing outwards or downwards. Leaves grow at the base, generally around one inch long, sometimes up to two inches, and they are usually partly divided into a few rounded lobes. Leaf edges may instead be coarsely toothed, or entire. Stolons are produced later in the season - horizontal stems that may take root to form new plants, hence the common name of running fleabane.
Stems are usually topped by a single flowerhead, containing between 60 and 130 ray florets and over 200 disc florets. The rays are mostly pure white, but often purplish at the tip. Phyllaries, in 3 or 4 rows, are purple towards the tip, green below, and often curved outwards slightly above the middle.
Stems are usually topped by a single flowerhead, containing between 60 and 130 ray florets and over 200 disc florets. The rays are mostly pure white, but often purplish at the tip. Phyllaries, in 3 or 4 rows, are purple towards the tip, green below, and often curved outwards slightly above the middle.
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