Erigeron filifolius |
Erigeron bloomeri |
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Peck's threadleaf fleabane |
Bloomer's fleabane, scabland fleabane |
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Habit | Perennial from a taproot and branched, short woody base, 1-5 dm. tall, the stem densely covered with fine, appressed hairs aligned in one direction. | Perennial with a tap-root and branched, short woody base, 5-15 cm. tall, the herbage with fine, white hairs aligned in one direction. |
Leaves | Leaves both basal and cauline, linear or linear-filiform, 1-8 cm. long and 0.3-3 mm. wide, of uniform width. |
Leaves all in a basal cluster, linear, 2-7 cm. long and 0.7-2 mm. wide. |
Flowers | Heads solitary or several; involucre 4-6 mm. high, with fine, soft hairs or small glands or both; rays 15-125, blue, pink or white, 3-13 mm. long and 1-2 mm. wide; pappus of 20-30 simple hairs. |
Heads solitary on long peduncles; involucre 5-10 mm. high, with soft hairs; ray and pistillate flowers absent; disk corollas 4.5-7 mm. long, yellow; pappus bristles 25-40, unequal. |
Fruits | Achenes glabrous below, short-hairy above. |
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Erigeron filifolius |
Erigeron bloomeri |
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Flowering time | May-July | June-August |
Habitat | Sagebrush plains, dry slopes, and grasslands. | Dry, open, rocky areas at low to moderate elevations |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Idaho, and Utah.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central and southeastern Washington; central Washington to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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