Erigeron subtrinervis |
Erigeron eatonii |
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three-veined fleabane |
Eaton's fleabane |
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Habit | Perennial from a short, woody base, 1.5-8 dm. tall, the stems clustered, amply leafy, spreading-hairy throughout. | Perennial from a tap-root, 5-30 cm. tall, the stems decumbent and purplish at the base, with appressed hairs. |
Leaves | Leaves triple-nerved, entire, the lower oblanceolate or spatulate, petiolate, mostly deciduous, the other becoming sessile but ample. |
Basal leaves tufted, narrow, acute, gradually tapering to the petiole; cauline leaves several, conspicuously reduced. |
Flowers | Heads 1-13 in a open inflorescence; involucre 6-9 mm. high; rays 65-150, blue or rarely white or pink, 9-18 mm. long and 1 mm. wide; pappus 20-30 bristles, a few of the outer ones shorter. |
Heads solitary or up to 7 in an open inflorescence; involucres 5-7 mm. high; rays 20-50, pistillate, white, 5-10 mm. long and 1-3 mm. wide; disk corollas 3.5-5 mm. long, yellow; inner pappus bristles 15-20, outer obscure. |
Erigeron subtrinervis |
Erigeron eatonii |
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Flowering time | July-September | May-July |
Habitat | Moderately dry, open places at low to middle elevations. | Grasslands, sagebrush, dry slopes, and forest openings at low to middle elevations. |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central and southeastern Washington; central Washington to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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