Erigeron filifolius |
Erigeron chrysopsidis |
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threadleaf fleabane |
dwarf yellow fleabane |
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Habit | Plants perennial, 9–40 cm; taprooted, with branching caudices. | Plants perennial, 3–20 cm; taprooted, usually with many woody, branching caudices. |
Stems | erect, moderately to densely strigose, eglandular. |
erect; hirsute, eglandular to 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 dense clusters, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 10–80 × 1–3 mm; margins entire with hispid hairs; surfaces hirsute to hispid, sometimes nearing strigose. |
Cauline leaves | gradually reduced distally or not. |
abruptly reduced to (0)1–3 linear bracts. |
Involucres | 4–6 × 7–11 mm. |
4–7 × 10–16 mm. |
Ray florets | 20–40, white to purple; rays 3–9 × 0.7–1.5 mm. |
20–60; corollas with well-developed yellow rays, 4–8 × 0.5–2 mm, or tubular and short, or rays lacking. |
Disc florets | corollas 2–4 mm. |
corollas 4–5 mm. |
Phyllaries | in 2–4 series; surfaces moderately to densely strigose or villous, sometimes nearly glabrous distally, densely minutely glandular. |
in 2–3 series, sparsely to moderately hispid-villous, often minutely glandular. |
Fruits | 1–3 mm, sparsely strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
2–3 mm, moderately strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
Heads | 1–5 in corymb-like arrays, radiate. |
1, radiate or disciform. |
2n | =18. |
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Erigeron filifolius |
Erigeron chrysopsidis |
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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. |
Western United States. 3 varieties. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 256 James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 254 James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
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Synonyms | Erigeron filifolius var. filifolius, Erigeron filifolius var. robustior | |
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