Erigeron oreganus |
Erigeron glacialis |
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Gorge fleabane, Oregon fleabane |
glacier 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. | Fibrous-rooted perennial from a short rhizome, up to 7 dm. tall, amply leafy. |
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. |
Basal leaves oblanceolate or broader, the cauline not much reduced, ovate; all leaves usually entire. |
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 solitary or few, the disk 10-25 mm. wide; involucre 7-11 mm. high, the bracts linear, pointed, about equal in length, loose and rather herbaceous, about 1 mm. wide; rays 30-80, 8-25 mm. long and 2-4 mm. wide, dark to pale purple; disk flowers 4-6 mm. long; pappus of 20-30 capillary bristles. |
Fruit | Achene usually 5-nerved. |
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Erigeron oreganus |
Erigeron glacialis |
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Flowering time | May-September | July-September |
Habitat | Moist shady cliffs and ledges. | Moist, open areas at mid- to high elevations in the mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Columbia River Gorge in Washington to adjacent Gorge area in Oregon.
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Widely distributed in the mountains throughout Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) | Not of concern |
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