Eriophyllum lanatum |
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Oregon sunshine, common woolly sunflower |
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Habit | Perennial, white-woolly throughout, 1-6 dm. tall, usually several-stemmed from the base. |
Leaves | Leaves variable, 1-8 cm. long, entire to pinnatifid or ternate. |
Flowers | Heads solitary on long peduncles; involucre 6-12 mm. high, the bracts broad, erect and keeled; rays 8-13, yellow, 5-20 mm. long; disk flowers yellow; pappus a toothed crown, or a few chaffy scales. |
Fruits | Achenes slender, 4-angled. |
Eriophyllum lanatum |
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Flowering time | May-August |
Habitat | Dry, open, often rocky areas at low elevations to the subalpine. |
Distribution | Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.
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Origin | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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