▁of ▁flow ering ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁da isy ▁family ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁R yd berg ' s ▁fle ab ane .. ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁United ▁States , ▁in ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁and ▁other ▁nearby ▁ranges ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Mont ana , ▁Wy oming , ▁Id aho , ▁and ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁Er iger on ▁r yd berg ii ▁ ▁grows ▁in ▁sub al pine ▁to ▁al pine ▁s lop es ▁at ▁high ▁elev ations . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁tiny ▁per enn ial ▁rarely ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 ▁cent im eters ▁( 2 . 4 ▁inches ) ▁tall , ▁forming ▁a ▁thick ▁tap root . ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁generally ▁contains ▁only ▁ 1 ▁flower ▁head ▁per ▁stem . ▁Each ▁head ▁contains ▁ 1 5 – 3 5 ▁blue , ▁pur ple , ▁or ▁rarely ▁white ▁ray ▁flor ets ▁surrounding ▁many ▁yellow ▁disc ▁flor ets . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁r yd berg ii ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁L - MA G ▁is ▁a ▁magazine ▁that ▁is ▁aim ed ▁at ▁a ▁les bian ▁target ▁audience . ▁The ▁German ▁print ▁magazine ▁for ▁les bi ans ▁appears ▁bi - month ly ▁and ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Austria , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Luxemb urg . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 5 . 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁are ▁printed ▁with ▁each ▁edition . ▁L - MA G ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁over ▁