Erigeron neomexicanus |
Erigeron philadelphicus |
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Philadelphia fleabane |
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Habit | Biennial or short-lived perennial, fibrous rooted, 2-7 dm. tall; herbage usually with long, spreading hairs. | |
Leaves | Basal leaves oblanceolate, toothed or lobed to sometimes entire, up to 15 cm. long and 3 cm. wide; cauline leaves becoming sessile, mostly ample and clasping. |
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Flowers | Heads 1-many; involucre 4-6 mm. high; rays pistillate, 150-400, 0.2-0.6 mm. wide, 5-10 mm. long, deep pink to white; disk corollas 2.5-3.2 mm. long, yellow; pappus of 20-30 fragile bristles. |
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Erigeron neomexicanus |
Erigeron philadelphicus |
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Flowering time | April-August | |
Habitat | Moist, open forests at low to mid-elevations. | |
Distribution | Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon Territory to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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