Erigeron neomexicanus |
Erigeron piperianus |
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Piper's fleabane |
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Habit | Perennial from a taproot and short, branched, woody base, the stem 3-10 cm. high and covered with short, stiff appressed hairs. | |
Leaves | Leaves mostly basal or lower-cauline, linear, lax and curved, up to 4 cm. long and 1.5 mm. wide, with short, stiff, sharp-pointed hairs on the margins and appressed- hairy on the surfaces, the lower leaves with conspicuously enlarged, hardened, whitish bases. |
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Flowers | Heads solitary or few, small, the disk 5-10 mm. wide; involucre 3-5 mm. high, covered with long, white, stiff, spreading hairs; rays 25-40, pistillate, yellow, 4-9 mm. long and 1.0-1.8 mm. wide; disk corollas 2.8-4.2 mm. long, yellow; pappus of 15-25 capillary bristles. |
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Erigeron neomexicanus |
Erigeron piperianus |
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Flowering time | May-June | |
Habitat | Dry, open places, often in sandy soil among sagebrush. | |
Distribution | Endemic to Washington, where occurring east of the Cascades crest from north-central to south-central Washington.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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