Erigeron basalticus |
Erigeron aureus |
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basalt fleabane |
golden fleabane |
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Habit | Several stems from a perennial taproot, sprawling, branched and leafy, especially near the tip. | Perennial from a short, branched woody base, 2-15 cm. tall, covered with fine, short hairs. |
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. |
Basal leaves petiolate, with elliptical to obovate, broadly rounded blade up to 13 mm. wide; cauline leaves few and reduced. |
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. |
Heads solitary, the disks 7-16 mm. wide; involucre 5-8 mm. high, its bracts loose, equal, herbaceous, often purplish, white-woolly; rays 25-70, yellow, 6-9 mm. long and 1.4-2.5 mm. wide; disk corollas 3.6-4.9 mm. long, yellow; pappus of 10-20 capillary bristles. |
Fruits | Achene |
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Erigeron basalticus |
Erigeron aureus |
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Flowering time | May-July | June-August. |
Habitat | Cliff crevices in rocky canyons. | Exposed rocky areas, cliffs, and ridges in subalpine to alpine areas. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest where endemic to Kittitas and Yakima counties in Washington.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east to Alberta.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) | Not of concern |
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