Erigeron elegantulus |
Erigeron aureus |
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golden fleabane |
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Habit | Perennial from a short, branched woody base, 2-15 cm. tall, covered with fine, short hairs. | |
Leaves | Basal leaves petiolate, with elliptical to obovate, broadly rounded blade up to 13 mm. wide; cauline leaves few and reduced. |
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Flowers | Heads solitary, the disks 7-16 mm. wide; involucre 5-8 mm. high, its bracts loose, equal, herbaceous, often purplish, white-woolly; rays 25-70, yellow, 6-9 mm. long and 1.4-2.5 mm. wide; disk corollas 3.6-4.9 mm. long, yellow; pappus of 10-20 capillary bristles. |
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Fruits | Achene |
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Erigeron elegantulus |
Erigeron aureus |
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Flowering time | June-August. | |
Habitat | Exposed rocky areas, cliffs, and ridges in subalpine to alpine areas. | |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east to Alberta.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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