Cut Leaved Daisy

Carried by 2 nurseries

Estimated plant range Estimated plant range

Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Erigeron compositus is an Arctic and alpine species of fleabane in the daisy family. Common names include dwarf mountain fleabane, cutleaf daisy, and trifid mountain fleabane. Erigeron compositus has been found in the Russian Far East (Wrangel Island and Chukotka), Alaska, Greenland, much of Canada (all 3 Arctic territories plus British Columbia, all 3 Prairie Provinces, Quebec, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia), and the western United States (from the Pacific Coast as far east as the Dakotas, Colorado, and New Mexico).

Plant overview

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

6 - 12 in Tall

Form

Mounding

Growth rate

Moderate

Color

White, Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Groundcover

Landscaping information

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3*, 6, 7*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 18*

Natural setting

Site type

Rocky slopes, crevices, talus

Plant communities

Alpine Fell-Fields, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Wildlife supported

Bees

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 9 likely

Confirmed Likely

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Common names:

Cut-leaved Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy

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Carried by 2 nurseries

Butterflies and moths supported

Gabb's Checkerspot

Northern Checkerspot

Sierra Nevada Checkerspot

Gray-hooded-Owlet Moth