Erigeron filifolius |
Erigeron decumbens |
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threadleaf fleabane |
Willamette fleabane, Willamette Valley daisy |
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Habit | Plants perennial, 9–40 cm; taprooted, with branching caudices. | Plants perennial, 15–55 cm; taprooted, with upright, branching caudices. |
Stems | erect, moderately to densely strigose, eglandular. |
few to many; erect or decumbent, remotely to moderately strigillose, 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, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 30–120 × 3–5 mm; margins entire; surfaces sparsely strigillose to minutely strigose, eglandular. |
Cauline leaves | gradually reduced distally or not. |
linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 10–100 × 1–3 mm, gradually reduced distally; margins entire, usually 3-veined; surfaces lightly to moderately strigose. |
Involucres | 4–6 × 7–11 mm. |
3–5 × 7–15 mm. |
Ray florets | 20–40, white to purple; rays 3–9 × 0.7–1.5 mm. |
25–50, white to lavender; rays 5–8(12) × 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, usually with dark medial area, moderately to densely hirsute or strigose, eglandular. |
Fruits | 1–3 mm, sparsely strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
1–2 mm, sparsely to moderately strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
Heads | 1–5 in corymb-like arrays, radiate. |
1–5 in corymb-like arrays, radiate. |
2n | =18. |
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Erigeron filifolius |
Erigeron decumbens |
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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. |
Prairies. Flowering May–Jul. 50–300 m. WV. Native. Endemic to Oregon. Erigeron decumbens is federally listed as an endangered species. It is an Oregon endemic known only from scattered prairie remnants in the Willamette Valley where it inhabits seasonally flooded bottomland prairies as well as well-drained upland prairies. It has likely been extirpated from parts of its former range in Clackamas, Washington, and Yamhill counties. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 256 James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 255 James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Erigeron filifolius var. filifolius, Erigeron filifolius var. robustior | Erigeron decumbens ssp. decumbens, Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens |
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