Erigeron chrysopsidis |
Erigeron subtrinervis |
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dwarf yellow fleabane |
three-veined fleabane |
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Habit | Perennial from a short, woody base, 1.5-8 dm. tall, the stems clustered, amply leafy, spreading-hairy throughout. | |
Leaves | Leaves triple-nerved, entire, the lower oblanceolate or spatulate, petiolate, mostly deciduous, the other becoming sessile but ample. |
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Flowers | Heads 1-13 in a open inflorescence; involucre 6-9 mm. high; rays 65-150, blue or rarely white or pink, 9-18 mm. long and 1 mm. wide; pappus 20-30 bristles, a few of the outer ones shorter. |
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Erigeron chrysopsidis |
Erigeron subtrinervis |
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Flowering time | May-July | July-September |
Habitat | Shrub-steppe to open slopes of forests at middle elevations. | Moderately dry, open places at low to middle elevations. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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