Erigeron simplex, July 18, 2023
Common & scientific name
One-stem daisy, Erigeron simplex
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Linkins Lake Trail, 11,900’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This common tundra plant ranges from lavender to pink to white, has hairy phyllaries (the whorl of bracts surrounding the flower (actually, flowers—as a member of the Sunflower family, the daisy has multiple ray flowers (the “petals”) surrounding multiple disk flowers that make up the yellow middle (the “button”)), and simple (undivided, smooth on the edge) leaves. Its phyllaries are NOT as fuzzy as those of Erigeron grandiflorus (compare photos).