Erigeron chrysopsidis |
Erigeron linearis |
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dwarf yellow fleabane |
desert yellow fleabane, lineleaf fleabane |
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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. |
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Erigeron chrysopsidis |
Erigeron linearis |
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Distribution | ||
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 |
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