ALEUTIAN FLEABANE 



Erigeron unalaschensis (De Candolle) Rydberg 



The alpine valleys of the Canadian Rocky Mountains are wonder- 

 ful places in which to find wild flowers that flourish in high altitudes. 

 Among these the Aleutian fleabane, a member of the great Aster 

 Family, deserves a prominent place. It delights in the moist earth near 

 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 7,5 00 feet. 



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