Erigeron flettii |
Erigeron corymbosus |
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foothill daisy, longleaf fleabane |
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Habit | Plants perennial, 15–40 cm; taprooted, often with slender, branching caudices. | |
Stems | erect or ascending, moderately hirsute to villous, eglandular. |
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Basal leaves | usually persistent, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 50–200 × 2–10 mm; margins entire, 1–3 prominent veins; tips usually acute; surfaces moderately to densely strigose, eglandular. |
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Cauline leaves | linear, 15–60 × 1–5 mm, gradually reduced distally. |
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Involucres | 4–7 × 8–14 mm. |
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Ray florets | 30–60, white to purple; rays 2.5–14 × 1–1.5 mm. |
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Disc florets | corollas 4–5 mm. |
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Phyllaries | in 2–3 series, usually with dark medial area; surfaces moderately to densely hirsute to villous, occasionally glandular. |
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Fruits | 2–3 mm, sparsely strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
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Heads | 1–5(10) in corymb-like arrays, radiate. |
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2n | =18. |
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Erigeron flettii |
Erigeron corymbosus |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Dry open hillsides, sagebrush, pine forests. Flowering Jun–Aug. 200–2500 m. BR, BW, Casc, ECas, Lava, Owy. ID, WA; north to British Columbia, northeast to MT, east to WY, southeast to UT. Native. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 255 James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
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