Erigeron chrysopsidis |
Erigeron basalticus |
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dwarf yellow fleabane |
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 chrysopsidis |
Erigeron basalticus |
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Flowering time | May-July | May-July |
Habitat | Shrub-steppe to open slopes of forests at middle elevations. | Cliff crevices in rocky canyons. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest where endemic to Kittitas and Yakima counties in Washington.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) |
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