Scientific Family
Asteraceae
Synonyms
Erigeron nudiflorus
Other common names
trailing daisy
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Biennial
Height
1 to 6 inches
Riparian
Yes
Usually fibrous-rooted, sometimes taprooted and rarely branched. First erect then producing herbaceous, leafy, prostrate runners usually resulting in the rooting of small plants.
Populations can often becoming low clonal mats.
Long leafy runners from the base of lower axils.
Habitat
Meadows and grassy slopes, often moist, open areas in grasslands, pinyon pine, oak-pine, pine, aspen, and spruce-fir.
Plant Community
Riparian
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Low elevation
3000
High elevation
9500
Flower Characteristics
Has 40 to 125 white and narrow ray florets up to 3/8 inch long. Yellow disc up to 1/2 inch in diameter.
Flower color
White to light purple with yellow disc flowers
Flower shape
Daisy or dandelion-like
Tubular
No
First bloom month
May
Last bloom month
September
Flower clusters
None
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaves are basal and also appearing along the stem. Basal leaves from 3/4 to 2 inches long by 1/8 to 1/3 inch in width. Stem leaves are smaller.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Grayish-green
Leaf shape
Narrow
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Has 10 to 17 bristles.
Fruit type
Achene