Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Erigeron nivalis [Erigeron acris var. debilis]
Family
Asteraceae
CommonName
northern fleabane
Presence
yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1998
LatestDate
2003
Ecosystem
montane
Geobotanical
Garitas, NCristos
Counties
Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. For this high-elevation fleabane, usually found in alpine scree, the Watershed has two records, both from both sides of the Valley in Saguache Co: the north Cristos, west of Crestone, Hayden Creek (1998); and off Hwy 114, east of North Pass (2003). BONAP shows Mineral CO, with no vouchers in SEINet. Weber and Wittmann, and Ackerfield apparently treat this species as a variety Erigeron acris, but BONAP, FNA, and Allred et al. (2020) accept the name E. nivalis. A few collections from Colfax, Sandoval, and Socorro counties in New Mexico, mark the end of the Rio Grande drainage specimen and southeast corner of the USA range, which covers the Rocky Mountains up to the Canadian border and the Pacific Sierras and Cascades.