Erigeron bloomeri |
Erigeron anchana |
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Bloomer's fleabane, scabland fleabane |
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Habit | Perennial with a tap-root and branched, short woody base, 5-15 cm. tall, the herbage with fine, white hairs aligned in one direction. | |
Leaves | Leaves all in a basal cluster, linear, 2-7 cm. long and 0.7-2 mm. wide. |
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Flowers | Heads solitary on long peduncles; involucre 5-10 mm. high, with soft hairs; ray and pistillate flowers absent; disk corollas 4.5-7 mm. long, yellow; pappus bristles 25-40, unequal. |
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Fruits | Achenes glabrous below, short-hairy above. |
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Erigeron bloomeri |
Erigeron anchana |
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Flowering time | June-August | |
Habitat | Dry, open, rocky areas at low to moderate elevations | |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central and southeastern Washington; central Washington to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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