Erigeron pulchellus |
Erigeron salishii |
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Salish fleabane, star peak fleabane |
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Habit | Perennial from a taproot and branched crown, forming dense cushions, the simple, erect, scape-like stems 1.5-7 cm. high, pubescent. | |
Leaves | Leaves all basal on slender petioles; leaf blades obovate-spatulate, 3-16 mm. long and 3-6 mm. wide, the bases abruptly expanded, the margins usually with 3 rounded lobes and marginal hairs, the faces with stiff hairs. |
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Flowers | Heads solitary, the involucres 8-11 mm long, the bracts in 2-3 series, usually purplish, especially the tips; ray flowers 15-32, white to bluish, 6-10 mm. long, spreading; disk flowers yellow; pappus of capillary bristles |
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Fruits | Achenes 2-2.6 mm. long, 2-nerved. |
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Erigeron pulchellus |
Erigeron salishii |
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Flowering time | July-September | |
Habitat | Cliffs, ridges, ledges and gravelly slopes at mid- to high elevations in the mountains. | |
Distribution | Ocurring east of the Cascades crest in the North and Central Cascade Mountains in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to central Washington.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Sensitive in Washington (WANHP) | |
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