The green links below add additional plants to the comparison table. Blue links lead to other Web sites.
enable glossary links
Photo is of parent taxon

Eaton's fleabane, Nevada daisy

Photo is of parent taxon

Eaton's fleabane, Eaton's lavender fleabane

Stems

14–22(–33) cm.

5–12(–22) cm.

Involucres

7–11 × (14–)17–23 mm.

(4.5–)5–7 × 9–13 mm.

Ray laminae

7–11 mm.

5.5–8(–9) mm.

Disc corollas

4.4–6.8 mm.

2.5–3.5 mm.

Phyllaries

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

sparsely to moderately villous (hairs 0.5–1.5 mm), minutely glandular.

Heads

1(–2), held well beyond basal leaves.

(1–)2–4(–6), held slightly if at all beyond basal leaves.

Cypselae

4–4.5 mm;

pappi of 20–24 bristles 4–5 mm.

1.8–2.2 mm;

pappi of 12–20 bristles 4–5 mm.

2n

= 18.

Erigeron eatonii var. nevadincola

Erigeron eatonii var. lavandulus

Phenology Flowering May–Jul. Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Meadows, gravelly slopes, mostly in sagebrush and pinyon-juniper Open grasslands and meadows, mostly in sagebrush scrub on scablands
Elevation 1400–2900 m (4600–9500 ft) 900–1900(–2300) m (3000–6200(–7500) ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
ID; 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. eatonii, E. eatonii var. lavandulus, E. eatonii var. plantagineus, E. eatonii var. sonnei, E. eatonii var. villosus
E. eatonii var. eatonii, E. eatonii var. nevadincola, E. eatonii var. plantagineus, E. eatonii var. sonnei, E. eatonii var. villosus
Synonyms E. nevadincola E. pacificus
Name authority (S. F. Blake) G. L. Nesom: Phytologia 73: 191. (1992) Strother & Ferlatte: Madroño 35: 83, fig. 2. (1988)
Web links