Erigeron caespitosus |
Erigeron nivalis |
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tufted fleabane |
northern daisy |
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Habit | Herbaceous perennial from a stout taproot, the stems curved at the base, 5-30 cm. tall; herbage densely pubescent with short, spreading hairs. | |
Leaves | Basal leaves oblanceolate to spatulate, rounded or obtuse, triple-nerved; cauline leaves linear to ovate-oblong. |
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Flowers | Heads solitary to several; involucre 4-7 mm. high, imbricate, glandular and short grey-hairy, the bracts narrow and thickened on the back; rays pistillate, 30-100, blue, white or pink, 5-15 mm. long; disk flowers yellow; pappus double, the outer short, the inner of 15-25 bristles. |
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Fruits | Achene |
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Erigeron caespitosus |
Erigeron nivalis |
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Flowering time | June-August | June-August |
Habitat | Dry, open, and often rocky places in sagebrush | Rocky soil areas from middle elevations in the mountains to the subalpine. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Washington, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona, east to the northern Great Plains.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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