Erigeron chrysopsidis |
Erigeron howellii |
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dwarf yellow fleabane |
Howell's fleabane |
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Habit | Plants perennial, 3–20 cm; taprooted, usually with many woody, branching caudices. | Plants perennial, 20–45 cm; fibrous-rooted, rhizomatous, caudices branching or not. |
Stems | erect; hirsute, eglandular to minutely glandular. |
erect, glabrous to sparsely and minutely strigillose, eglandular. |
Basal leaves | persistent in dense clusters, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 10–80 × 1–3 mm; margins entire with hispid hairs; surfaces hirsute to hispid, sometimes nearing strigose. |
persistent, broadly spatulate, 40–150 × 10–35 mm; margins entire or with few large teeth; surfaces glabrous, eglandular. |
Cauline leaves | abruptly reduced to (0)1–3 linear bracts. |
lanceolate to elliptic, 15–80 × 10–35 mm, gradually reduced distally; margins entire or with few coarse teeth; surfaces often ciliate or glandular. |
Involucres | 4–7 × 10–16 mm. |
5–9 × 15–23 mm. |
Ray florets | 20–60; corollas with well-developed yellow rays, 4–8 × 0.5–2 mm, or tubular and short, or rays lacking. |
25–50, white; rays 8–20 × 2.5–4 mm. |
Disc florets | corollas 4–5 mm. |
corollas 4–5 mm. |
Phyllaries | in 2–3 series, sparsely to moderately hispid-villous, often minutely glandular. |
in 2–3 series, with prominent central veins; surfaces glabrous, densely glandular. |
Fruits | 2–3 mm, moderately strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
2.5–3 mm, sparsely to moderately strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
Heads | 1, radiate or disciform. |
1, radiate. |
Erigeron chrysopsidis |
Erigeron howellii |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Western United States. 3 varieties. |
Rocky slopes, open woods. Flowering May–Jul. 100–1500 m. Casc. WA. Native. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 254 James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 258 James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
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