Erigeron poliospermus |
Erigeron aureus |
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hairy-seeded daisy, cushion fleabane |
golden fleabane |
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Habit | Taprooted perennial with short-branched, woody base; stems to 15 cm. high; plants more or less spreading-hairy and glandular throughout. | Perennial from a short, branched woody base, 2-15 cm. tall, covered with fine, short hairs. |
Leaves | Basal leaves linear-oblanceolate to spatulate, up to 8 cm. long and 12 mm. wide, the cauline leaves reduced. |
Basal leaves petiolate, with elliptical to obovate, broadly rounded blade up to 13 mm. wide; cauline leaves few and reduced. |
Flowers | Heads solitary, hemispheric, the disk 9-20 mm. wide; involucre 5-9 mm. high; rays 15-45, pale pink or purple to deep violet, 4-15 mm. long and 1.3-3.6 mm. wide; pappus of 20-30 capillary bristles. |
Heads solitary, the disks 7-16 mm. wide; involucre 5-8 mm. high, its bracts loose, equal, herbaceous, often purplish, white-woolly; rays 25-70, yellow, 6-9 mm. long and 1.4-2.5 mm. wide; disk corollas 3.6-4.9 mm. long, yellow; pappus of 10-20 capillary bristles. |
Fruits | Achenes densely covered with long, silky hairs. |
Achene |
Erigeron poliospermus |
Erigeron aureus |
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Flowering time | April-June | June-August. |
Habitat | Dry, open, typically rocky areas, often with sagebrush. | Exposed rocky areas, cliffs, and ridges in subalpine to alpine areas. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to western Idaho.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east to Alberta.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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