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Eaton's fleabane

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Eaton's fleabane, Nevada daisy

Stems

9–20(–32) cm.

14–22(–33) cm.

Involucres

4.5–6 × 10–13(–16).

7–11 × (14–)17–23 mm.

Ray laminae

7–11 mm.

Disc corollas

3–4(–5) mm.

4.4–6.8 mm.

Phyllaries

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

villous (hairs 1–2 mm), sparsely, if at all, glandular.

Heads

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

1(–2), held well beyond basal leaves.

Cypselae

1.7–2.4 mm;

pappi of 16–20 bristles 3–3.5 mm.

4–4.5 mm;

pappi of 20–24 bristles 4–5 mm.

Rays

laminae 5–7 mm.

2n

= 18.

Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii

Erigeron eatonii var. nevadincola

Phenology Flowering May–Aug. Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Open, grassy sites, with sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, pine-oak, aspen-conifer Meadows, gravelly slopes, mostly in sagebrush and pinyon-juniper
Elevation 1600–3000(–3700) m (5200–9800(–12100) ft) 1400–2900 m (4600–9500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; ID; MT; NV; UT; WY
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA; NV
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 280. FNA vol. 20, p. 280.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Erigeron > Erigeron eatonii 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
E. eatonii var. eatonii, E. eatonii var. lavandulus, E. eatonii var. plantagineus, E. eatonii var. sonnei, E. eatonii var. villosus
Synonyms E. nevadincola
Name authority unknown (S. F. Blake) G. L. Nesom: Phytologia 73: 191. (1992)
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