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Erigeron acris L.
Erigeron acris var. kamtschaticus (DC.) Herder

16 photos.
The "bitter fleabane" or "bitter daisy".  Normally the ligules are light blue-magenta.  The deep
red-magenta ligules in photos 5-8 and 13-14 are uncommon.  The var. kamtchaticus designation
was based on ITIS 2012.  As of July 2014, ITIS has pulled the location information for the varieties
from their database.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 35811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


1.  July 13, 2008.  Typical blossom.

2.  July 15, 2008.

3.  July 13, 2008.

4.  July 13, 2008.  Base of plant.

5.  August 27, 2008.  Plant with magenta blossoms.

6 .  August 27, 2008.  Close-up of magenta
blossoms.

7 .  August 27, 2008.  Close-up of magenta
blossom.

8.  August 27, 2008.  Close-up of magenta
blossom.

9.  August 28, 2008.  Seed head.

10.  August 12, 2007.  Seed heads

11.  August 12, 2007.  Seeds removed from top
of middle seed head in 9.

12.  August 12, 2007.  Seeds in photo 10.


13.  July 23, 2010.  Highly branched plant
with magenta ligules.


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14.  July 23, 2010.  Different view of
some of the flowers in photo 12.

15.  August 9, 2012.  Stem and inflorescence

16.  August 9, 2012.  Several blossoms on
long pedicels with bracts at the bases of the
pedicels.  Also a bud on a short pedicel.



Photos 1-4, 15 and 16 taken just south of
Central, Alaska.
65° 34.0' N,  144° 48.4' W
Elev. 900 ft.

Photos 5-9, 13 and 14 taken along
Half Dollar creek.
65° 25.5' N, 144° 46.0' W
Elev. 2100 ft.

Photos 10-12 taken along Upper Bottom
Dollar Road.
65°  25.5' N,   144°  49.4' W
Elev. 2000 ft.