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Eriophyllum lanatum

Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

Oregon sunshine, common woolly sunflower

Oregon sunshine
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

Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium
Flowering time May-August May-August
Habitat Dry, open, often rocky areas at low elevations to the subalpine. Dry, open places, lowlands to middle elevations in mountains.
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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Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to southwestern Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. lanatum var. lanatum, E. lanatum var. leucophyllum
Subordinate taxa
E. lanatum var. integrifolium, E. lanatum var. lanatum, E. lanatum var. leucophyllum
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