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Erigeron howellii

Howell's daisy, Howell's fleabane

erigeron karvinskianus, Karwinsky's fleabane, Latin American fleabane, Mexican fleabane, Santa Barbara daisy, Spanish daisy

Habit Perennials, 20–50 cm; rhizomatous, fibrous-rooted, caudices simple, thick. Perennials, often short-lived, 10–100 cm; fibrous- or taprooted, caudices woody, usually simple, stems sometimes rooting adventitiously.
Stems

erect to basally ascending, proximally glabrous, distally sparsely to densely strigillose, eglandular.

erect to sprawling or decumbent (small leaf tufts in axils of larger leaves), sparsely strigose to glabrate, eglandular.

Leaves

basal (persistent) and cauline;

basal and proximal cauline blades spatulate, 50–200 × 15–45 mm, little reduced distally until distal to midstems, margins entire or shallowly serrate to denticulate, finely ciliate, faces glabrous, eglandular;

mid blades ovate to cordate (bases clasping to subclasping).

basal (and proximal cauline withering by flowering) and cauline;

cauline blades elliptic to obovate, mostly 10–40(–50) × 5–13 mm, usually relatively even-sized along stems, margins entire or with 1–2 distal pairs of acute, mucronulate teeth or lobes, faces sparsely and loosely strigose to hirsuto-villous, eglandular.

Involucres

6–8 × 12–20 mm.

2.5–3.5 × 7–10 mm.

Ray florets

30–50;

corollas white, 13–25 mm (mostly 1.5–3 mm wide), laminae coiling.

45–80;

corollas 5–8 mm, laminae not or slightly coiling, white, sometimes drying pinkish.

Disc corollas

4–5 mm.

2–3.1 mm.

Phyllaries

in 2–3(–4) series, glabrous, densely minutely glandular.

in 3–4 series, sparsely strigose to hirsuto-villous or glabrate, sometimes minutely glandular.

Heads

1.

1–5 (usually from branches distal to midstem).

Cypselae

2.5–3 mm, subterete, (4–)5(–6)-nerved, faces sparsely strigose;

pappi: outer of setae, inner of 20–30 bristles.

1–1.4 mm, 2-nerved, faces sparsely strigose;

pappi: outer of setae, inner of 15–27 bristles.

2n

= 18, 27, 36 (from Mexico, Central America, South America).

Erigeron howellii

Erigeron karvinskianus

Phenology Flowering May–Jul. Flowering Apr–Aug.
Habitat Drainage of Columbia River, steep north-facing slopes with little soil, sometimes in seepage, commonly with Douglas fir Moist, disturbed sites, shaded rock walls, cement cracks
Elevation (60–)500–1200(–1500) m ((200–)1600–3900(–4900) ft) 300–1100 m (1000–3600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
OR; WA
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from FNA
CA; Mexico; Central America [Introduced in North America; introduced in West Indies, South America, Europe, Africa, Pacific Islands, Australia]
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Erigeron karvinskianus is most abundant in tropical and subtropical regions; it is widely cultivated and escaped.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 329. FNA vol. 20, p. 337.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Erigeron Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Erigeron
Sibling taxa
E. abajoensis, E. acomanus, E. acris, E. aequifolius, E. algidus, E. aliceae, E. allocotus, E. alpiniformis, E. anchana, E. annuus, E. aphanactis, E. arenarioides, E. argentatus, E. arisolius, E. arizonicus, E. asperugineus, E. aureus, E. barbellulatus, E. basalticus, E. bellidiastrum, E. bigelovii, E. biolettii, E. blochmaniae, E. bloomeri, E. breweri, E. caespitosus, E. calvus, E. canaani, E. canus, E. cascadensis, E. cavernensis, E. cervinus, E. chrysopsidis, E. clokeyi, E. compactus, E. compositus, E. concinnus, E. consimilis, E. corymbosus, E. coulteri, E. cronquistii, E. davisii, E. decumbens, E. denalii, E. disparipilus, E. divergens, E. eatonii, E. elatior, E. elatus, E. elegantulus, E. elmeri, E. engelmannii, E. evermannii, E. eximius, E. filifolius, E. flabellifolius, E. flagellaris, E. flettii, E. foliosus, E. formosissimus, E. garrettii, E. geiseri, E. glabellus, E. glacialis, E. glaucus, E. goodrichii, E. gracilis, E. grandiflorus, E. greenei, E. heliographis, E. hessii, E. humilis, E. hyperboreus, E. hyssopifolius, E. inornatus, E. jonesii, E. kachinensis, E. karvinskianus, E. klamathensis, E. kuschei, E. lackschewitzii, E. lanatus, E. lassenianus, E. latus, E. leibergii, E. leiomerus, E. lemmonii, E. linearis, E. lobatus, E. lonchophyllus, E. maguirei, E. mancus, E. maniopotamicus, E. mariposanus, E. melanocephalus, E. miser, E. modestus, E. muirii, E. multiceps, E. nanus, E. nauseosus, E. nematophyllus, E. neomexicanus, E. nivalis, E. ochroleucus, E. oreganus, E. oreophilus, E. ovinus, E. oxyphyllus, E. pallens, E. parishii, E. parryi, E. peregrinus, E. petrophilus, E. philadelphicus, E. pinnatisectus, E. piperianus, E. piscaticus, E. poliospermus, E. porsildii, E. pringlei, E. procumbens, E. pulchellus, E. pulcherrimus, E. pumilus, E. purpuratus, E. pygmaeus, E. quercifolius, E. radicatus, E. reductus, E. religiosus, E. rhizomatus, E. robustior, E. rybius, E. rydbergii, E. salishii, E. salmonensis, E. sanctarum, E. saxatilis, E. sceptrifer, E. scopulinus, E. serpentinus, E. sionis, E. sivinskii, E. sparsifolius, E. speciosus, E. strigosus, E. subglaber, E. subtrinervis, E. supplex, E. tenellus, E. tener, E. tenuis, E. tracyi, E. trifidus, E. tweedyi, E. uintahensis, E. uncialis, E. uniflorus, E. untermannii, E. ursinus, E. utahensis, E. vagus, E. velutipes, E. vernus, E. versicolor, E. vetensis, E. vicinus, E. vreelandii, E. watsonii, E. wilkenii, E. yukonensis
E. abajoensis, E. acomanus, E. acris, E. aequifolius, E. algidus, E. aliceae, E. allocotus, E. alpiniformis, E. anchana, E. annuus, E. aphanactis, E. arenarioides, E. argentatus, E. arisolius, E. arizonicus, E. asperugineus, E. aureus, E. barbellulatus, E. basalticus, E. bellidiastrum, E. bigelovii, E. biolettii, E. blochmaniae, E. bloomeri, E. breweri, E. caespitosus, E. calvus, E. canaani, E. canus, E. cascadensis, E. cavernensis, E. cervinus, E. chrysopsidis, E. clokeyi, E. compactus, E. compositus, E. concinnus, E. consimilis, E. corymbosus, E. coulteri, E. cronquistii, E. davisii, E. decumbens, E. denalii, E. disparipilus, E. divergens, E. eatonii, E. elatior, E. elatus, E. elegantulus, E. elmeri, E. engelmannii, E. evermannii, E. eximius, E. filifolius, E. flabellifolius, E. flagellaris, E. flettii, E. foliosus, E. formosissimus, E. garrettii, E. geiseri, E. glabellus, E. glacialis, E. glaucus, E. goodrichii, E. gracilis, E. grandiflorus, E. greenei, E. heliographis, E. hessii, E. howellii, E. humilis, E. hyperboreus, E. hyssopifolius, E. inornatus, E. jonesii, E. kachinensis, E. klamathensis, E. kuschei, E. lackschewitzii, E. lanatus, E. lassenianus, E. latus, E. leibergii, E. leiomerus, E. lemmonii, E. linearis, E. lobatus, E. lonchophyllus, E. maguirei, E. mancus, E. maniopotamicus, E. mariposanus, E. melanocephalus, E. miser, E. modestus, E. muirii, E. multiceps, E. nanus, E. nauseosus, E. nematophyllus, E. neomexicanus, E. nivalis, E. ochroleucus, E. oreganus, E. oreophilus, E. ovinus, E. oxyphyllus, E. pallens, E. parishii, E. parryi, E. peregrinus, E. petrophilus, E. philadelphicus, E. pinnatisectus, E. piperianus, E. piscaticus, E. poliospermus, E. porsildii, E. pringlei, E. procumbens, E. pulchellus, E. pulcherrimus, E. pumilus, E. purpuratus, E. pygmaeus, E. quercifolius, E. radicatus, E. reductus, E. religiosus, E. rhizomatus, E. robustior, E. rybius, E. rydbergii, E. salishii, E. salmonensis, E. sanctarum, E. saxatilis, E. sceptrifer, E. scopulinus, E. serpentinus, E. sionis, E. sivinskii, E. sparsifolius, E. speciosus, E. strigosus, E. subglaber, E. subtrinervis, E. supplex, E. tenellus, E. tener, E. tenuis, E. tracyi, E. trifidus, E. tweedyi, E. uintahensis, E. uncialis, E. uniflorus, E. untermannii, E. ursinus, E. utahensis, E. vagus, E. velutipes, E. vernus, E. versicolor, E. vetensis, E. vicinus, E. vreelandii, E. watsonii, E. wilkenii, E. yukonensis
Synonyms E. salsuginosus var. howellii E. mucronatus
Name authority (A. Gray) A. Gray: in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 209. (1884) de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 285. (1836)
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