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threadleaf fleabane

Siskiyou daisy, Siskiyou fleabane

Habit Plants perennial, 9–40 cm; taprooted, with branching caudices. Plants perennial, 10–45 cm; fibrous-rooted, rhizomatous, occasionally with branching caudices.
Stems

erect, moderately to densely strigose, eglandular.

erect or ascending, glabrous and mostly 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.

persistent, oblanceolate to obovate, 10–100 × 5–15 mm;

margins entire;

surfaces glabrous, eglandular.

Cauline leaves

gradually reduced distally or not.

oblanceolate to elliptic, 10–50 × 2–10 mm, gradually reduced distally.

Involucres

4–6 × 7–11 mm.

4–6 × 10–13 mm.

Ray florets

20–40, white to purple;

rays 3–9 × 0.7–1.5 mm.

20–40;

corollas white to purple;

rays 3–7 × 0.5–1.5 mm.

Disc florets

corollas 2–4 mm.

corollas 3–5 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;

surfaces glabrous, densely glandular.

Fruits

1–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1.5–2 mm, moderately strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

Heads

1–5 in corymb-like arrays, radiate.

1–4 in loose corymb-like arrays, radiate.

2n

=18.

Erigeron filifolius

Erigeron cervinus

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.

Streamsides, river bars, wet rocky banks, moist seeps. Flowering May–Aug. 0–1700 m. Sisk. CA. Native.

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. cascadensis, 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 Erigeron delicatus
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