Blooms: May-July
Habit: herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; southern British Columbia to Oregon.
Habitat: Dry, open, often rocky areas at low to mid-elevations
Habit: herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; southern British Columbia to Oregon.
Habitat: Dry, open, often rocky areas at low to mid-elevations
Species Description:
General: Perennial from a stout woody base, 5-30 cm. tall, covered throughout with fine, grey, appressed hairs aligned in one direction.
Leaves: Bases of stems and basal leaves hardened and enlarged, straw-colored; leaves linear, 1.5-9 cm. long and 0.5-3 mm. wide, mostly basal.
Flowers: Heads solitary or few on each stem, the disk 8-13 mm. wide; involucre 4-7 mm. high; rays 15-45, yellow, 4-11 mm. long; disk corollas 3.5-5.3 mm. long, yellow; pappus of 10-20 bristles and some outer scales.
General: Perennial from a stout woody base, 5-30 cm. tall, covered throughout with fine, grey, appressed hairs aligned in one direction.
Leaves: Bases of stems and basal leaves hardened and enlarged, straw-colored; leaves linear, 1.5-9 cm. long and 0.5-3 mm. wide, mostly basal.
Flowers: Heads solitary or few on each stem, the disk 8-13 mm. wide; involucre 4-7 mm. high; rays 15-45, yellow, 4-11 mm. long; disk corollas 3.5-5.3 mm. long, yellow; pappus of 10-20 bristles and some outer scales.
Accepted Name:
Erigeron linearis (Hook.) PiperSynonyms:
Diplopappus linearis Hook.
Erigeron peucephyllus A. Gray
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Erigeron linearis
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Erigeron linearis specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Erigeron linearis specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Erigeron linearis treatment.
E-Flora BC: Erigeron linearis atlas page.
CalPhotos: Erigeron linearis images.
USDA Plants Database: Erigeron linearis.
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