Erigeron subtrinervis |
Erigeron philadelphicus |
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three-veined fleabane |
Philadelphia 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. | Biennial or short-lived perennial, fibrous rooted, 2-7 dm. tall; herbage usually with long, spreading hairs. |
Leaves | Leaves triple-nerved, entire, the lower oblanceolate or spatulate, petiolate, mostly deciduous, the other becoming sessile but ample. |
Basal leaves oblanceolate, toothed or lobed to sometimes entire, up to 15 cm. long and 3 cm. wide; cauline leaves becoming sessile, mostly ample and clasping. |
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 1-many; involucre 4-6 mm. high; rays pistillate, 150-400, 0.2-0.6 mm. wide, 5-10 mm. long, deep pink to white; disk corollas 2.5-3.2 mm. long, yellow; pappus of 20-30 fragile bristles. |
Erigeron subtrinervis |
Erigeron philadelphicus |
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Flowering time | July-September | April-August |
Habitat | Moderately dry, open places at low to middle elevations. | Moist, open forests at low to mid-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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Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon Territory to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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