FNA: Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus

	Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus
	Eaton's daisy, Eaton's fleabane, Eaton's plantain-leaf fleabane, plantain-leaf daisy
Stems	10–23 cm.
Involucres	5–7 × (9–)11–12(–14) mm.
Ray laminae	5.5–8(–9).
Disc corollas	3–4 mm.
Phyllaries	sparsely to moderately hirtellous (hairs mostly 0.3–0.8 mm), sometimes sparsely minutely glandular.
Heads	1–4, held just beyond to well beyond basal leaves.
Cypselae	1.8–2.3 mm; pappi of 16–20 bristles 3–3.5 mm.
2n	= 18.

	Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus
Phenology	Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat	Open, grassy sites, often with sagebrush scrub, usually over volcanic substrate, less commonly over serpentine
Elevation	(1000–)1500–2500 m ((3300–)4900–8200 ft)
Distribution	CA; OR [BONAP county map]
Source	FNA vol. 20, p. 281.
Parent taxa	Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Erigeron > Erigeron eatonii
Sibling taxa	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	(Greene) Cronquist: in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 5: 175. (1955)
Web links	Local floras: CA, OR Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

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

Stems

10–23 cm.

Involucres

5–7 × (9–)11–12(–14) mm.

Ray laminae

5.5–8(–9).

Disc corollas

3–4 mm.

Phyllaries

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

Heads

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

Cypselae

1.8–2.3 mm;

pappi of 16–20 bristles 3–3.5 mm.

= 18.

Phenology

Flowering May–Aug.

Habitat

Open, grassy sites, often with sagebrush scrub, usually over volcanic substrate, less commonly over serpentine

Elevation

(1000–)1500–2500 m ((3300–)4900–8200 ft)

Distribution

CA; OR

Source

Parent taxa

Sibling taxa

Synonyms

E. plantagineus, E. eatonii subsp. plantagineus, E. robertianus

Name authority

(Greene) Cronquist: in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 5: 175. (1955)

Web links

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