Erigeron inornatus |
Erigeron corymbosus |
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California rayless fleabane |
foothill fleabane, longleaf fleabane |
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Habit | Perennial with a tap-root, 1-5 dm. tall, sub-erect, generally purplish at the base, the herbage covered densely with short, spreading hairs. | |
Leaves | Basal leaves triple-nerved, elongate, acute, tapering gradually below, up to 25 cm. long including the petiole, and 1 cm. wide; cauline leaves reduced. |
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Flowers | Heads 1-16 in an open inflorescence; involucres 5-7 mm. high, grey-hairy, its bracts somewhat imbricate; rays 35-65, pistillate, deep blue or occasionally pink, 7-13 mm. long; pappus double, the inner of 20-30 bristles. |
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Erigeron inornatus |
Erigeron corymbosus |
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Flowering time | July-August | June-August |
Habitat | Dry slopes and forest openings, often where sandy or rocky. | Open, usually dry places, often among sagebrush. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Nevada.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to eastern Oregon, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP) | Not of concern |
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