Erigeron compositus
Asteraceae
Cut-Leaved Daisy
Tuft small. Stems glandular, unbranched, usually leafless. Basal leaves spoon-shaped, always lobed, sometimes divided again, usually covered with hairs, sometimes densely so. Flower head solitary; purple-tipped bracts form a cup holding white, pink, or blue ray flowers, or sometimes, in higher altitudes, rayless. Many yellow disk flowers. Grows in sandy, rocky soils at mostly mid- to high elevations.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
- Flower Form: Aster Tribe, Composite
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–10 inches
- Habitat: Alpine, East-side Forest, Shrub-Steppe, Subalpine, West-side Forest
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Fernleaf Fleabane
