Erigeron filifolius |
Erigeron annuus |
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threadleaf fleabane |
annual fleabane, eastern daisy fleabane |
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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 |
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Distribution | ||
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 |
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Synonyms | Erigeron filifolius var. filifolius, Erigeron filifolius var. robustior | |
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