''Erigeron aureus'' is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, native to the Cascades and Rocky Mountains of northwestern North America .
''Erigeron aureus'' is a very small, short-lived herbaceous perennial growing to 10 cm , rarely 20 cm tall. It has tufts of hairy grey-green leaves with large solitary yellow daisy-like flower heads to 2.5 cm wide, appearing in summer.
The specific epithet ''aureus'' means "golden yellow".
In nature it inhabits ridges,.. more
Similar species: Asterales
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Uploaded Jul 4, 2015. Captured Jul 2, 2015 15:28 in Mount Rainier National Park, Skyline Trail, Ashford, WA 98304, USA.
