Flora of North America species comparison

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Erigeron eatonii var. nevadincola

Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus
Photo is of parent taxon

Eaton's fleabane, Nevada daisy
Photo is of parent taxon

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

14–22(–33) cm.

10–23 cm.
Involucres

7–11 × (14–)17–23 mm.

5–7 × (9–)11–12(–14) mm.
Ray laminae

7–11 mm.

5.5–8(–9).
Disc corollas

4.4–6.8 mm.

3–4 mm.
Phyllaries

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

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

1(–2), held well beyond basal leaves.

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

4–4.5 mm;

pappi of 20–24 bristles 4–5 mm.

1.8–2.3 mm;

pappi of 16–20 bristles 3–3.5 mm.
2n

= 18.

Erigeron eatonii var. nevadincola

Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus
Phenology Flowering May–Jul. Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Meadows, gravelly slopes, mostly in sagebrush and pinyon-juniper Open, grassy sites, often with sagebrush scrub, usually over volcanic substrate, less commonly over serpentine
Elevation 1400–2900 m (4600–9500 ft) (1000–)1500–2500 m ((3300–)4900–8200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
[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. eatonii, E. eatonii var. lavandulus, 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. nevadincola E. plantagineus, E. eatonii subsp. plantagineus, E. robertianus
Name authority (S. F. Blake) G. L. Nesom: Phytologia 73: 191. (1992) (Greene) Cronquist: in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 5: 175. (1955)
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