Erigeron chrysopsidis |
Erigeron glacialis |
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dwarf yellow fleabane |
glacier fleabane |
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Habit | Fibrous-rooted perennial from a short rhizome, up to 7 dm. tall, amply leafy. | |
Leaves | Basal leaves oblanceolate or broader, the cauline not much reduced, ovate; all leaves usually entire. |
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Flowers | Heads solitary or few, the disk 10-25 mm. wide; involucre 7-11 mm. high, the bracts linear, pointed, about equal in length, loose and rather herbaceous, about 1 mm. wide; rays 30-80, 8-25 mm. long and 2-4 mm. wide, dark to pale purple; disk flowers 4-6 mm. long; pappus of 20-30 capillary bristles. |
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Fruit | Achene usually 5-nerved. |
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Erigeron chrysopsidis |
Erigeron glacialis |
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Flowering time | May-July | July-September |
Habitat | Shrub-steppe to open slopes of forests at middle elevations. | Moist, open areas at mid- to high elevations in the mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
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Widely distributed in the mountains throughout 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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