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threadleaf fleabane

Cascade fleabane

Habit Plants perennial, 9–40 cm; taprooted, with branching caudices. Plants perennial, 5–20 cm; taprooted with with woody, branching caudices.
Stems

erect, moderately to densely strigose, eglandular.

ascending to erect, mostly glabrous to sparsely hirsute, sparsely minutely glandular.

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.

persistent in distinct rosettes, obovate to spatulate, 10–90 × 5–15 mm;

margins entire or occasionally weakly dentate on distal portions;

surfaces glabrous to remotely strigose, occasionally remotely glandular.

Cauline leaves

gradually reduced distally or not.

elliptic to oblanceolate, 7–25 × 2–6 mm, reduced distally.

Inflorescences

1–3 heads; terminal and axillary.

Involucres

4–6 × 7–11 mm.

3–8 × 9–15 mm.

Ray florets

20–40, white to purple;

rays 3–9 × 0.7–1.5 mm.

30–50, white to occasionally purplish;

rays 4–7 × 1–2 mm.

Disc florets

corollas 2–4 mm.

corollas 3–4 mm.

Phyllaries

in 2–4 series;

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

in 2–3 series, often with purple medial or apical area;

surfaces nearly glabrous or sparsely to moderately villous, eglandular or glandular.

Fruits

1–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

2–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

Heads

1–5 in corymb-like arrays, radiate.

radiate.

2n

=18.

Erigeron filifolius

Erigeron cascadensis

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.

Shaded rocky slopes, cliffs, crevices, outcrops. Flowering May–Aug. 1200–2200 m. Casc. Native. Endemic to Oregon.

This species is endemic to rocky areas in the Cascades from Douglas and Klamath counties only as far north as Marion County.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 256
James Riser, Stephen Meyers
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 253
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. annuus, E. aphanactis, E. aureus, E. bloomeri, 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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