Erigeron speciosus |
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showy daisy, showy fleabane, splendid fleabane |
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Habit | Perennial from a short, woody base, 1.5-8 dm. tall, the stems clustered, amply leafy, glabrous below the inflorescence. |
Leaves | Leaves glabrous, triple-nerved, entire, the lower oblanceolate or spatulate, petiolate, mostly deciduous, the other becoming sessile but ample. |
Flowers | Heads 1-13 in a open inflorescence; involucre 6-9 mm. high, glandular; rays 65-150, blue or rarely white, 9-18 mm. long and 1 mm. wide; pappus 20-30 bristles, a few of the outer ones shorter. |
Fruits | Achenes 2-nerved. |
Erigeron speciosus |
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Flowering time | June-August |
Habitat | Prairies and forest openings from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
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Origin | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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