Erigeron filifolius |
Erigeron lonchophyllus |
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threadleaf fleabane |
short-rayed fleabane, spear-leaved fleabane |
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Habit | Plants perennial, 9–40 cm; taprooted, with branching caudices. | Plants biennial or short-lived perennial, 4–33 cm; usually fibrous-rooted, caudices simple. |
Stems | erect, moderately to densely strigose, eglandular. |
erect, sparsely to densely hirsute, eglandular or occasionally with densely minute glands. |
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 spatulate, 10–100 × 4–10 mm; margins entire, often with spreading cilia; surfaces glabrous to moderately hirsute or strigose. |
Cauline leaves | gradually reduced distally or not. |
narrowly elliptic, oblong, oblanceolate to linear, 10–100 × 1–5 mm, reduced distally, bases often clasping; surfaces glabrous to moderately hirsute or strigose. |
Involucres | 4–6 × 7–11 mm. |
4–7 × 5–11 mm. |
Ray florets | 20–40, white to purple; rays 3–9 × 0.7–1.5 mm. |
40–100, white to pink; rays 2–5 × 0.2–0.4 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; surfaces sparsely to densely hirsute, glandular or eglandular. |
Fruits | 1–3 mm, sparsely strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
1.5–2.5 mm, sparsely to moderately strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
Heads | 1–5 in corymb-like arrays, radiate. |
1–10 in raceme-like arrays, radiate. |
2n | =18. |
=18. |
Erigeron filifolius |
Erigeron lonchophyllus |
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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. |
Floodplains, lakesides, gravel bars, roadsides, marshes, seeps. Flowering Jun–Aug. 800–2300 m. BR, BW, Casc, ECas, Lava, Owy. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to AK, northeast to Nunavut, east to Quebec, southeast to NM. Native. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 256 James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 258 James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Erigeron filifolius var. filifolius, Erigeron filifolius var. robustior | Trimorpha lonchophylla |
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