Erigeron neomexicanus |
Erigeron glaucus |
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seaside daisy, seaside fleabane |
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Habit | Plants perennial, 3–30 cm; fibrous-rooted, rhizomatous, caudices usually simple, occasionally branching. | |
Stems | decumbent, procumbent or ascending, sparsely to moderately hirsute, usually minutely glandular. |
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Basal leaves | persistent, obovate to broadly spatulate, 15–40 × 5–25 mm; margins entire; surfaces usually glabrous and eglandular. |
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Cauline leaves | similar to basal, 7–30 × 3–15 mm, gradually reduced distally. |
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Involucres | 5–10 × 10–21 mm. |
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Ray florets | 70–100, lavender to purple; rays 6–9 × 1–2 mm. |
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Disc florets | corollas 4–6 mm. |
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Phyllaries | in 3–4 series; surfaces moderately to densely villous, sparsely to moderately glandular. |
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Fruits | 2–3 mm, sparsely to moderately strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
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Heads | 1(3), radiate. |
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2n | =18. |
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Erigeron neomexicanus |
Erigeron glaucus |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Coastal dunes, bluffs. Flowering May–Aug. 0–500 m. Est. CA. Native. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 257 James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
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