Flora of North America species comparison

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Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii

Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus
Photo is of parent taxon

Eaton's fleabane
Photo is of parent taxon

Eaton's daisy, Eaton's fleabane, Eaton's plantain-leaf fleabane, plantain-leaf daisy
Stems

9–20(–32) cm.

10–23 cm.
Involucres

4.5–6 × 10–13(–16).

5–7 × (9–)11–12(–14) mm.
Ray laminae

5.5–8(–9).
Disc corollas

3–4(–5) mm.

3–4 mm.
Phyllaries

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

sparsely to moderately hirtellous (hairs mostly 0.3–0.8 mm), sometimes sparsely minutely glandular.
Heads

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

1–4, held just beyond to well beyond basal leaves.
Cypselae

1.7–2.4 mm;

pappi of 16–20 bristles 3–3.5 mm.

1.8–2.3 mm;

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

laminae 5–7 mm.

2n

= 18.

= 18.

Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii

Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus
Phenology Flowering May–Aug. Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Open, grassy sites, with sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, pine-oak, aspen-conifer Open, grassy sites, often with sagebrush scrub, usually over volcanic substrate, less commonly over serpentine
Elevation 1600–3000(–3700) m (5200–9800(–12100) ft) (1000–)1500–2500 m ((3300–)4900–8200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; ID; MT; NV; UT; WY
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA; OR
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 280. FNA vol. 20, p. 281.
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. nevadincola, E. eatonii var. sonnei, E. eatonii var. villosus
Synonyms E. plantagineus, E. eatonii subsp. plantagineus, E. robertianus
Name authority unknown (Greene) Cronquist: in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 5: 175. (1955)
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