Erigeron vagus, July 3, 2021
Common & scientific name
Rambling daisy, Erigeron vagus
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Sayres Ridge, 13,300’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This tiny talus-lover standing just a couple inches high has a single, relatively large flowering head above wonderful three-toed leaves covered with glandular hairs, giving it a soft, gray appearance. It is named for the long, elastic caudices (underground root stems) that can shift with moving talus.