MEADOW FLEABANE 
Erigeron speciosus De Candolle 
Meadow fleabane 1s a brilliant member of the Aster Family, and is 
one of a large group of closely related plants which attain their fullest 
development in the western United States. It grows in meadows and 
in moist, open woodlands. The flower head at the top of the stem 1s 
larger than the heads which expand later, and when the plant is at its 
best it presents a perfect bloom surrounded by several half-open buds. 
As the species is plentiful in favorable situations, it gives a gay aspect 
to the slopes in the lower altitudes of the Rocky Mountains in June 
and July. 
Meadow fleabane ranges from Utah and Colorado to Oregon and 
Alberta. r 
The sketch was made from a specimen gathered at Ghost River, 
twenty-five miles from Banff, Alberta, at an altitude of 4,000 feet. 
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