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dwarf yellow fleabane

desert yellow fleabane, lineleaf fleabane

Habit Plants perennial, 3–20 cm; taprooted, usually with many woody, branching caudices. Plants perennial, 7–20 cm; taprooted, caudices branching.
Stems

erect; hirsute, eglandular to minutely glandular.

erect or basally ascending, moderately to densely strigose, 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, linear to very narrowly oblanceolate, 15–80 × 0.5–2 mm, bases sheathing and light- or white-colored;

margins entire;

surfaces moderately to densely strigose, eglandular.

Cauline leaves

abruptly reduced to (0)1–3 linear bracts.

linear, 5–20 × 0.5–1 mm, usually reduced distally, bases sheathing.

Involucres

4–7 × 10–16 mm.

5–8 × 9–13 mm.

Ray florets

20–60;

corollas with well-developed yellow rays, 4–8 × 0.5–2 mm, or tubular and short, or rays lacking.

20–40, bright yellow;

rays 5–7 × 1–2 mm.

Disc florets

corollas 4–5 mm.

corollas 3–5 mm.

Phyllaries

in 2–3 series, sparsely to moderately hispid-villous, often minutely glandular.

in 2–3 series;

surfaces moderately to densely strigose; hirsute, or manicate, minutely glandular.

Fruits

2–3 mm, moderately strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

2–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

Heads

1, radiate or disciform.

1(2), radiate.

2n

=18, 27, 36, 45.

Erigeron chrysopsidis

Erigeron linearis

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Discussion

Western United States. 3 varieties.

Rocky areas, sagebrush, juniper forests. Flowering May–Jul. 200–2500 m. BR, BW, Col, ECas, Lava, Owy. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to British Columbia, northeast to MT, east to WY, southeast to UT. 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. howellii, E. inornatus, E. karvinskianus, E. klamathensis, E. latus, 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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