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dwarf yellow fleabane

Erigeron howellii

Howell's fleabane

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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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
Sibling taxa
E. acris, E. aliceae, E. annuus, E. aphanactis, E. aureus, E. bloomeri, E. cascadensis, E. cervinus, E. compositus, E. corymbosus, E. coulteri, E. decumbens, E. disparipilus, E. divergens, E. eatonii, E. elegantulus, E. filifolius, E. foliosus, E. glacialis, E. glaucus, E. howellii, E. inornatus, E. karvinskianus, E. klamathensis, E. latus, E. linearis, E. lonchophyllus, E. nivalis, E. oreganus, E. peregrinus, E. petrophilus, E. philadelphicus, E. poliospermus, E. pumilus, E. simplex, E. speciosus, E. stanselliae, E. strigosus, E. tener, E. vagus
E. acris, E. aliceae, E. annuus, E. aphanactis, E. aureus, E. bloomeri, E. cascadensis, E. cervinus, E. chrysopsidis, E. compositus, E. corymbosus, E. coulteri, E. decumbens, E. disparipilus, E. divergens, E. eatonii, E. elegantulus, E. filifolius, E. foliosus, E. glacialis, E. glaucus, E. inornatus, E. karvinskianus, E. klamathensis, E. latus, E. linearis, E. lonchophyllus, E. nivalis, E. oreganus, E. peregrinus, E. petrophilus, E. philadelphicus, E. poliospermus, E. pumilus, E. simplex, E. speciosus, E. stanselliae, E. strigosus, E. tener, E. vagus
Subordinate taxa
E. chrysopsidis var. austiniae, E. chrysopsidis var. brevifolius, E. chrysopsidis var. chrysopsidis
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