Flora of North America species comparison

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Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii
Photo is of parent taxon

Eaton's fleabane
Stems

9–20(–32) cm.
Involucres

4.5–6 × 10–13(–16).
Disc corollas

3–4(–5) mm.
Phyllaries

sparsely villous (hairs mostly 0.3–0.8 mm), minutely glandular.
Heads

1–2(–7), held well beyond basal leaves.
Cypselae

1.7–2.4 mm;

pappi of 16–20 bristles 3–3.5 mm.
Rays

laminae 5–7 mm.
2n

= 18.

Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii
Phenology Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Open, grassy sites, with sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, pine-oak, aspen-conifer
Elevation 1600–3000(–3700) m (5200–9800(–12100) ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; ID; MT; NV; UT; WY
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 280.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Erigeron > Erigeron eatonii
Sibling taxa
E. eatonii var. lavandulus, E. eatonii var. nevadincola, E. eatonii var. plantagineus, E. eatonii var. sonnei, E. eatonii var. villosus
Name authority unknown
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