Erigeron basalticus |
Erigeron glaucus |
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basalt fleabane |
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Habit | Several stems from a perennial taproot, sprawling, branched and leafy, especially near the tip. | |
Leaves | Leaves with stiff, blunt hairs and fine glands, wedge-shaped to obovate, up to 4 cm. long and 1.5 cm. wide, deeply tri-lobed, the lobes broad. |
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Flowers | Heads terminating the branches, the disk 8-12 mm. wide; involucre 5-6 mm. high, densely glandular; rays 25-30, light pink or pinkish-purple, 5-7 mm. long and 1.5 mm. wide; disk corollas 3-4 mm. long, pale yellow; pappus of 10-15 capillary bristles. |
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Erigeron basalticus |
Erigeron glaucus |
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Flowering time | May-July | |
Habitat | Cliff crevices in rocky canyons. | |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest where endemic to Kittitas and Yakima counties in Washington.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) | |
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