Erigeron oreganus |
Erigeron basalticus |
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Gorge fleabane, Oregon fleabane |
basalt fleabane |
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Habit | Perennial from a stout, woody base and root, the lax stem 5-15 cm. long, covered with glands and loose, sticky hairs. | Several stems from a perennial taproot, sprawling, branched and leafy, especially near the tip. |
Leaves | Basal leaves tufted, spatulate to obovate, coarsely toothed or incised, up to 9 cm. long and 2.5 cm. wide; cauline leaves well developed, broadly lanceolate to ovate or elliptic, up to 4 cm. long and 1 cm. wide. |
Leaves with stiff, blunt hairs and fine glands, wedge-shaped to obovate, up to 4 cm. long and 1.5 cm. wide, deeply tri-lobed, the lobes broad. |
Flowers | Heads 1-several in a leafy inflorescence, the disk 9-13 mm. wide; involucre 5-7 mm. high, the bracts loose, equal, thin and green; rays 30-60, pink or white to bluish; disk corollas 3.4-4.7 mm. long, yellow; pappus simple, of 15-20 bristles that are curled and twisted above. |
Heads terminating the branches, the disk 8-12 mm. wide; involucre 5-6 mm. high, densely glandular; rays 25-30, light pink or pinkish-purple, 5-7 mm. long and 1.5 mm. wide; disk corollas 3-4 mm. long, pale yellow; pappus of 10-15 capillary bristles. |
Erigeron oreganus |
Erigeron basalticus |
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Flowering time | May-September | May-July |
Habitat | Moist shady cliffs and ledges. | Cliff crevices in rocky canyons. |
Distribution | Occurring in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Columbia River Gorge in Washington to adjacent Gorge area in Oregon.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest where endemic to Kittitas and Yakima counties in Washington.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) |
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