Erigeron flagellaris, May 23, 2023
Common & scientific name
Whiplash daisy, Erigeron flagellaris
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Difficult Trail, 8,100’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This delightful early-blooming daisy reproduces in part through runners (hence the name “whiplash”) that put down roots and enable it to spread along roadsides and in meadows throughout our valley. Its phyllaries are finely glandular and sparsely hairy.