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dwarf blue fleabane, volcanic fleabane

desert yellow fleabane, lineleaf fleabane

Habit Plants perennial, 4–10 cm; taprooted, with branching caudices. Plants perennial, 7–20 cm; taprooted, caudices branching.
Stems

erect to basally ascending, sparsely to moderately strigose, eglandular.

erect or basally ascending, moderately to densely strigose, eglandular.

Basal leaves

persistent, linear to filiform, 20–50 × 0.5–1 mm, white, bases sheathing;

margins entire;

tips round to acute or acuminate;

surfaces sparsely to moderately 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 and usually restricted to basal ? of stem, bases sheathing.

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

Involucres

3–5 × 8–11 mm.

5–8 × 9–13 mm.

Ray florets

15–30, lavender to purple;

rays 3–8 × 0.7–1.3 mm.

20–40, bright yellow;

rays 5–7 × 1–2 mm.

Disc florets

corollas 2.5–3.5 mm.

corollas 3–5 mm.

Phyllaries

in 3–4 unequal series;

surfaces sparsely strigose, eglandular.

in 2–3 series;

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

Fruits

1–2 mm, nearly glabrous to sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

2–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

Heads

1, radiate.

1(2), radiate.

2n

=27.

=18, 27, 36, 45.

Erigeron elegantulus

Erigeron linearis

Distribution
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Discussion

Rocky areas, sagebrush, coniferous forests. Flowering Jun–Aug. 700–2500 m. BR, BW, Casc, Owy. CA. Native.

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 256
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. chrysopsidis, E. compositus, E. corymbosus, E. coulteri, E. decumbens, E. disparipilus, E. divergens, E. eatonii, 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
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