About Erigeron pygmaeus (A.Gray) Greene
Erigeron pygmaeus (A.Gray) Greene is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family, commonly known as pygmy fleabane or pygmy daisy. This species is native to eastern California and western Nevada, where it occurs in the Sierra Nevada, the White Mountains, and a small number of other nearby mountain ranges. It grows in rocky soil at high elevations, in habitats including subalpine forests, flats, and talus. It is a very small daisy, that rarely grows taller than 6 centimeters (2.4 inches). It produces clumps or small mats of hairy, glandular foliage, with individual leaves reaching less than four centimeters (1.6 inches) in length. Its inflorescence is a single small flower head lined with dark phyllaries. Each flower head holds 20 to 37 blue or purple (rarely white) ray florets, which surround many golden yellow disc florets.
