ALEUTIAN FLEABANE 
Erigeron unalaschensis (De Candolle) Rydberg 
The alpine valleys of the Canadian Rocky Mountains ate wonder- 
ful places in which to find wild flowets that flourish in high altitudes. 
Among these the Aleutian fleabane, a member of the gteat Aster 
Family, deserves a prominent place. It delights in the moist earth neat 
snow-water streams, being able to withstand the violent, almost daily 
changes from warm sunshine to freezing temperatures. The dainty 
plant often has a woolly covering to protect it. 
This fleabane is found from Montana to Alaska as well as in Labra- 
dor and Greenland. 
The specimens sketched were gathered in the Little Yoho Valley, 
fifteen miles from Field, British Columbia, at an altitude of 7,500 feet. 
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