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threadleaf fleabane

annual fleabane, eastern daisy fleabane

Habit Plants perennial, 9–40 cm; taprooted, with branching caudices. Plants annual, 40–110 cm; fibrous-rooted or weakly taprooted.
Stems

erect, moderately to densely strigose, eglandular.

erect, sparsely to moderately hirsute, usually becoming strigose distally, eglandular.

Basal leaves

persistent, linear to filiform, 20–80 × 0.5–2 mm;

margins entire;

tips rounded to acute or acuminate;

surfaces moderately to densely strigose.

usually withering by flowering, broadly lanceolate to oblanceolate, 50–120 × 5–25 mm;

margins coarsely serrate or nearly entire;

surfaces sparsely strigose.

Cauline leaves

gradually reduced distally or not.

lanceolate, oblanceolate, or oblong, 15–80 × 2–15+ mm, often reduced distally;

margins entire to coarsely serrate;

surfaces sparsely strigose.

Involucres

4–6 × 7–11 mm.

3–5 × 5–13 mm.

Ray florets

20–40, white to purple;

rays 3–9 × 0.7–1.5 mm.

60–110, white to pale lavender;

rays 2–8 × 0.5–1 mm.

Disc florets

corollas 2–4 mm.

corollas 2–3 mm.

Phyllaries

in 2–4 series;

surfaces moderately to densely strigose or villous, sometimes nearly glabrous distally, densely minutely glandular.

in 2–3 series, usually with dark medial area, with or without an orangish stripe;

surfaces glabrous to sparsely villous, often minutely glandular.

Fruits

1–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1–2 mm, sparsely strigose;

disc fruit pappi of numerous barbellate bristles; ray fruit pappi lacking.

Heads

1–5 in corymb-like arrays, radiate.

5–many in corymb-like or panicle-like arrays, radiate.

2n

=18.

=27.

Erigeron filifolius

Erigeron annuus

Distribution
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Discussion

Rocky areas, sagebrush, juniper and pine forests. Flowering Apr–Aug. 50–2200 m. BR, BW, Col, ECas, Lava, Owy. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to British Columbia, northeast to MT, southeast to UT. Native.

If subspecific taxa were recognized, Oregon specimens would correspond to the typical variety.

Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas. Flowering Jul–Sep. 0–1000 m. BW, Casc, CR, Est, Lava, WV. CA, ID, WA; scattered in western North America, throughout eastern and mid­western North America; Asia, Europe. Exotic.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 256
James Riser, Stephen Meyers
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 252
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. elegantulus, 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. 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. 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
Synonyms Erigeron filifolius var. filifolius, Erigeron filifolius var. robustior
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