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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Erigeron leibergii
Leiberg's daisy


 
Scientific Name: Erigeron leibergii Piper
English Name: Leiberg's daisy
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Vascular Plant
Species Code: ERIGLEI
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Asterales Asteraceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G3? (Jul 2000)
Provincial Status: SH (Apr 2019)
BC List: Red
Provincial FRPA list:   
Provincial Wildlife Act:
COSEWIC Status: Data Deficient (Nov 2016)
SARA Schedule:
General Status Canada: 2 - May be at risk (2010)
   
Ecology & Life History
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Habitats:
(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Cliff / Facultative - frequent use
Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Obligate
Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Talus / Facultative - frequent use
Global Habitat Comments: For British Columbia, Douglas et al. (1989) report this species occurring at dry sites in the montane zone.
Provincial Phenology:
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Provincial Inventory
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Disjunct, more common elsewhere:
Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere:
 
Authors / Contributors
Global Information Author: MACBRYDE, BRUCE
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2000
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References and Related Literature
Douglas, G.W. 1995. The Sunflower Family (Asteraceae) of British Columbia. Vol. 2. Astereae, Anthemideae, Eupatorieae and Inuleae. Royal B.C. Mus. Victoria. 393pp.
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp.
Douglas, G.W., G.B. Straley, and D. Meidinger. 1989. The vascular plants of British Columbia. Part 1. Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons (Asteraceae through Cucurbitaceae). Crown Publications Incorporated. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 208 pp.
Douglas, G.W., G.D. Straley, and D. Meidinger, eds. 1998b. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 1, Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons (Aceraceae through Asteraceae). B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, Wildl. Branch, and B.C. Minist. For. Res. Program. 436pp.
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2000. Species Summary: Erigeron leibergii. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 16, 2026).