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hyssop-leaf fleabane, vergerette à feuilles d'hysope

Alberta fleabane, three-lobed daisy

Habit Perennials, 5–35 cm; rhizomatous, fibrous-rooted, caudices sometimes branched. Perennials, 3–8(–10) cm; taprooted, caudex branches rhizomelike, relatively thick to thin, woody.
Stems

erect, sparsely and loosely strigose to strigoso-villous, eglandular.

mostly erect, hispido-hirsute, sometimes woolly distally, minutely glandular.

Leaves

basal and proximal cauline much reduced or present as scales;

cauline blades linear to linear-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 10–30 × 1–5 mm, largest at midstem, then relatively even-sized to peduncles, margins entire, sometimes prominently ciliate, faces glabrous or sparsely villous.

basal (persistent);

blades spatulate to obovate-spatulate, 8–30 × 3–6 mm, margins usually 3-lobed, sometimes 2-lobed or entire (lobes 3–8 mm, lanceolate to narrowly ovate or oblong, apices usually acute), ultimately entire, coarsely ciliate, faces hirsute, minutely glandular.

Involucres

4–6 × 6–12 mm.

8–12 × 10–15 mm.

Ray florets

20–50;

corollas white, less commonly pinkish, or aging pinkish, 4–8 mm, laminae not coiling or reflexing.

20–40;

corollas white to pinkish, 10–15 mm, laminae not coiling or reflexing.

Disc corollas

3–4.6 mm.

3.5–4.5 mm.

Phyllaries

in 2–3 series, loosely and sparsely strigose, eglandular.

in 2–3 series (purplish or purple-tipped), hirsute to villoso-hirsute, glandular.

Heads

1(–5).

1.

Cypselae

1.3–1.6 mm, 5–6-nerved, faces glabrous;

pappi: outer of setae, inner of 25–35 bristles.

2–2.5 mm, 2-nerved, faces sparsely strigose;

pappi: outer of setae, inner of 15–20 bristles (not twisted).

2n

= 18.

= 45.

Erigeron hyssopifolius

Erigeron trifidus

Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug. Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat Open woods, river gravel, rock ledges and crevices, gravel barrens, roadsides Dry talus and scree slopes in upper alpine zone
Elevation 0–500 m (0–1600 ft) ca. 2600–3400 m (ca. 8500–11200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
ME; MI; NH; NY; VT; AB; MB; NB; NF; NS; NT; NU; ON; QC; SK; YT
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from FNA
AB; BC
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Discussion

Variety villicaulis, from Anticosti Island (Quebec) and Newfoundland, has been distinguished on the basis of its relatively shorter stature (mostly 3–15 cm) and greater ratio of peduncle to leafy-stem lengths (stems and peduncles as long as or longer than the leafy parts of stems); the distinction appears to be arbitrary.

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

Erigeron trifidus has been treated as a synonym of E. compositus; caudex branches of the latter usually are relatively thick and short, compared to those of E. trifidus, which are thinner and are not covered with persistent leaf bases. Leaves of E. trifidus are consistently 3-lobed. Erigeron trifidus was hypothesized (J. G. Packer 1983) to be of hybrid origin (based on its polyploid chromosome number and sterile pollen), with E. lanatus and E. compositus as the most likely parents (based on intermediate morphology and sympatry of the putative parents).

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

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 277. FNA vol. 20, p. 301.
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. howellii, E. humilis, E. hyperboreus, 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. 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. 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. hyssopifolius var. anticostensis, E. hyssopifolius var. villicaulis E. compositus var. trifidus
Name authority Michaux: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 123. (1803) Hooker: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 17, plate 120. (1834)
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