Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis(synonym of Erigeron ursinus) |
Erigeron heliographis |
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peregrine fleabane, subalpine fleabane |
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Habit | Plants perennial, 20–50 cm; fibrous-rooted, often rhizomatous, caudices usually simple. | |
Stems | erect, nearly glabrous, or sparsely hirsute proximally to densely strigillose or pilose distally, eglandular. |
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Basal leaves | persistent, linear-oblanceolate to broadly oblanceolate, 30–150 × 8–30 mm; margins entire; surfaces glabrous, eglandular. |
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Cauline leaves | lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10–80 × 3–30 cm, reduced distally, bases occasionally clasping; surfaces glabrous. |
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Involucres | 5–8 × 12–15 mm. |
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Ray florets | 30–60, lavender to purple; rays 5–9 × 1.5–4 mm. |
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Disc florets | corollas 4–6 mm. |
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Phyllaries | in 2–3 series, with dark medial area, glabrous, densely glandular. |
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Fruits | 2–4 mm, sparsely to moderately strigose; inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles. |
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Heads | 1(4), radiate. |
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Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis |
Erigeron heliographis |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | 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. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2 draft James Riser, Stephen Meyers |
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Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | 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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