Erigeron karvinskianus |
Erigeron howellii |
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Erigeron karvinskianus |
Howell's fleabane |
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Habit | Rhizomatous perennial, the stems 2-5 dm. tall, with a few woolly hairs under the heads. | |
Leaves | Leaves alternate, thin, glabrous, the lower ones with an ellipitical blade 2-8 cm. long and 1.5-4.5 cm. wide, abruptly contracted to the 2-12 cm. petiole; middle cauline leaves ovate to cordate, strongly clasping at the base; upper leaves similar but smaller. |
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Flowers | Heads solitary; disk 12-20 mm. wide; involucre bracts loose, equal, glandular, somewhat herbaceous; rays 30-50, white, 13-25 mm. long and 2-4 mm. wide; disk corollas yellow, 4-5 mm. long, the lobes flaring; pappus simple, of 20-30 capillary bristles. |
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Fruits | Achenes asymmetrically 5-nerved. |
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Erigeron karvinskianus |
Erigeron howellii |
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Flowering time | April-June | |
Habitat | Moist, rocky places in the lowlands. | |
Distribution | Known only from Skamania County in Washington; Skamania County, WA to Clackamas and Multnomah counties in Oregon.
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Origin | Introduced | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) |
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