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Eaton's fleabane, Sonne's daisy

Stems

4–12(–21) cm.

Involucres

4.5–8 × 8–12(–16) mm.

Ray laminae

4.5–6.6(–8.5) mm.

Disc corollas

3.5–5 mm.

Phyllaries

hirsutulous to villous (hairs 0.5–1.5 mm), eglandular.

Heads

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

Cypselae

2.8–3.5 mm;

pappi of 18–30 bristles 3.5–5 mm.

2n

= 18.

Erigeron eatonii var. sonnei

Phenology Flowering May–Sep.
Habitat Meadows, seeps, rocky flats, often with sagebrush
Elevation 1800–2800 m (5900–9200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 280.
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. plantagineus, E. eatonii var. villosus
Synonyms E. sonnei, E. nevadensis var. sonnei
Name authority (Greene) G. L. Nesom: Phytologia 73: 190. (1992)
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