MEADOW FLEABANE 



Erigeron speciosus De Candolle 



Meadow fleabane is 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 is 

 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. 



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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