ALASKA FLEABANE 



Erigeron salsuginosus (Richardson) Gray 



Of all the mountain flowers in the Canadian Rockies, Alaska flea- 

 bane is one of the most conspicuous on the higher slopes and in the 

 alpine valleys. The flower heads are large, their bright yellow centers 

 surrounded by purple rays. The stems are often eighteen inches tall. 

 Growing in profusion, frequently with lemon columbine, they make 

 the slopes gay with their colors. The horses apparently enjoy their 

 flavor, and always try to nip them along the trail. 



The range of this fleabane is from New Mexico to California, and 

 northward to Alaska and Saskatchewan. 



The sketch was made at Tilted Mountain Camp, eighteen miles 

 by trail north of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, at an altitude of 7,500 

 feet. 



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