Aspen Fleabane

Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Aspen Fleabane: Charidryas palla, Charidryas palla palla, Platyptilia percnodactyla, Scrobipalpula erigeronella

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia
  • USA:  Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.