Erigeron nivalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Erigeron nivalis Nutt.

Northern daisy

2023 Dana York

2018 Matt Berger

David Greenberger

2023 Dana York

Erigeron nivalis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Trimorpha acris var. debilis

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~22 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Erigeron
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Erigeron acris var. debilis, Trimorpha acris var. debilis
JEF	Erigeron acris var. debilis
JEF	Erigeron debilis
JEF	Trimorpha acris var. debilis
PLANTS	Erigeron acris ssp. debilis

Information about Erigeron nivalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERACD2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/23/2025).