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Eaton's fleabane, Sonne's daisy

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Eaton's fleabane, Nevada daisy

Stems

4–12(–21) cm.

14–22(–33) cm.

Involucres

4.5–8 × 8–12(–16) mm.

7–11 × (14–)17–23 mm.

Ray laminae

4.5–6.6(–8.5) mm.

7–11 mm.

Disc corollas

3.5–5 mm.

4.4–6.8 mm.

Phyllaries

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

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

Heads

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

1(–2), held well beyond basal leaves.

Cypselae

2.8–3.5 mm;

pappi of 18–30 bristles 3.5–5 mm.

4–4.5 mm;

pappi of 20–24 bristles 4–5 mm.

2n

= 18.

Erigeron eatonii var. sonnei

Erigeron eatonii var. nevadincola

Phenology Flowering May–Sep. Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Meadows, seeps, rocky flats, often with sagebrush Meadows, gravelly slopes, mostly in sagebrush and pinyon-juniper
Elevation 1800–2800 m (5900–9200 ft) 1400–2900 m (4600–9500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA; NV
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 280. FNA vol. 20, p. 280.
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. nevadincola, E. eatonii var. plantagineus, E. eatonii var. villosus
E. eatonii var. eatonii, E. eatonii var. lavandulus, E. eatonii var. plantagineus, E. eatonii var. sonnei, E. eatonii var. villosus
Synonyms E. sonnei, E. nevadensis var. sonnei E. nevadincola
Name authority (Greene) G. L. Nesom: Phytologia 73: 190. (1992) (S. F. Blake) G. L. Nesom: Phytologia 73: 191. (1992)
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