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threadleaf fleabane

peregrine fleabane, subalpine fleabane

Habit Plants perennial, 9–40 cm; taprooted, with branching caudices. Plants perennial, 20–50 cm; fibrous-rooted, often rhizomatous, caudices usually simple.
Stems

erect, moderately to densely strigose, eglandular.

erect, nearly glabrous, or sparsely hirsute proximally to densely strigillose or pilose distally, 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, linear-oblanceolate to broadly oblanceolate, 30–150 × 8–30 mm;

margins entire;

surfaces glabrous, eglandular.

Cauline leaves

gradually reduced distally or not.

lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10–80 × 3–30 cm, reduced distally, bases occasionally clasping;

surfaces glabrous.

Involucres

4–6 × 7–11 mm.

5–8 × 12–15 mm.

Ray florets

20–40, white to purple;

rays 3–9 × 0.7–1.5 mm.

30–60, lavender to purple;

rays 5–9 × 1.5–4 mm.

Disc florets

corollas 2–4 mm.

corollas 4–6 mm.

Phyllaries

in 2–4 series;

surfaces moderately to densely strigose or villous, sometimes nearly glabrous distally, densely minutely glandular.

in 2–3 series, with dark medial area, glabrous, densely glandular.

Fruits

1–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

2–4 mm, sparsely to moderately strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

Heads

1–5 in corymb-like arrays, radiate.

1(4), radiate.

2n

=18.

Erigeron filifolius

Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis

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.

Meadows, streamsides, lakeshores, bogs. Flowering Jun–Sep. 800–3200 m. BR, BW, Casc, CR, ECas. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to AK, northeast to Alberta, east to WY, southeast to NM. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 256
James Riser, Stephen Meyers
Flora of Oregon, volume 2 draft
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. glacialis var. glacialis
Synonyms Erigeron filifolius var. filifolius, Erigeron filifolius var. robustior Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus, Erigeron peregrinus var. angustifolius, Erigeron peregrinus var. callianthemus, Erigeron peregrinus var. eucallianthemus, Erigeron peregrinus var. scaposus, Erigeron ursinus
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