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Eaton's fleabane, Eaton's shaggy fleabane

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

Stems

(5–)10–15(–30) cm.

10–23 cm.

Involucres

4.5–6.5 × (10–)12–14(–17) mm.

5–7 × (9–)11–12(–14) mm.

Ray laminae

5.5–8(–9).

Disc corollas

2.5–3.5 mm.

3–4 mm.

Phyllaries

moderately to densely villous (hairs mostly 1–2 mm), sometimes sparsely minutely 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

1.7–2.2 mm;

pappi of 16–26 bristles 2.5–3.5 mm.

1.8–2.3 mm;

pappi of 16–20 bristles 3–3.5 mm.

Rays

laminae (5–)6–8.

2n

= 18.

Erigeron eatonii var. villosus

Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus

Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug. Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Meadows and open places, commonly in lodgepole pine woodland, sagebrush Open, grassy sites, often with sagebrush scrub, usually over volcanic substrate, less commonly over serpentine
Elevation (1500–)1800–3000 m ((4900–)5900–9800 ft) (1000–)1500–2500 m ((3300–)4900–8200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
ID; OR; WA
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA; OR
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 281. 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. nevadincola, E. eatonii var. plantagineus, E. eatonii var. sonnei
E. eatonii var. eatonii, E. eatonii var. lavandulus, E. eatonii var. nevadincola, E. eatonii var. sonnei, E. eatonii var. villosus
Synonyms E. eatonii subsp. villosus E. plantagineus, E. eatonii subsp. plantagineus, E. robertianus
Name authority (Cronquist) Cronquist: in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 5: 175. (1955) (Greene) Cronquist: in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 5: 175. (1955)
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