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threadleaf fleabane

Stansell's fleabane

Habit Plants perennial, 9–40 cm; taprooted, with branching caudices. Plants perennial, 7–25 cm; tap-rooted, caudices few-branched.
Stems

erect, moderately to densely strigose, eglandular.

erect to decumbent, glabrous to sparsely strigose, sometimes 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.

linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 40–120 × 2–5 mm;

margins entire;

tips rounded to acute or acuminate;

surfaces glabrous to sparsely strigose.

Cauline leaves

gradually reduced distally or not.

linear to narrowly elliptic, 5–40 × 1–3 mm, gradually or abruptly reduced distally;

surfaces glabrous to loosely strigose.

Involucres

4–6 × 7–11 mm.

5–7 × 5–11 mm.

Ray florets

20–40, white to purple;

rays 3–9 × 0.7–1.5 mm.

14–36, white to pinkish;

rays 6–10 × 1–1.5 mm.

Disc florets

corollas 2–4 mm.

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;

surfaces sparsely to densely pilose or strigose, minutely glandular.

Fruits

1–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

3–4 mm, sparsely to densely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

Heads

1–5 in corymb-like arrays, radiate.

1–2(4), radiate.

2n

=18.

Erigeron filifolius

Erigeron stanselliae

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.

Serpentine areas. Flowering Jun–Jul. 700–900 m. Sisk. Native. Endemic to Oregon.

First described in 2011, this serpentine endemic has thus far only been collected a few times in Curry County. The species is named in honor of noted Oregon botanist, Veva Stansell.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 256
James Riser, Stephen Meyers
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 261
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. 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. strigosus, E. tener, E. vagus
Synonyms Erigeron filifolius var. filifolius, Erigeron filifolius var. robustior
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