Erigeron howellii A.Gray

Howell's fleabane (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Erigeron

Characteristics

Perennials, 20–50 cm; rhizomatous, fibrous-rooted, caudices simple, thick. Stems erect to basally ascending, proximally glabrous, distally sparsely to densely strigillose, 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). Heads 1. Involucres 6–8 × 12–20 mm. Phyllaries in 2–3(–4) series, glabrous, densely minutely glandular. Ray florets 30–50; corollas white, 13–25 mm (mostly 1.5–3 mm wide), laminae coiling. Disc corollas 4–5 mm. Cypselae 2.5–3 mm, subterete, (4–)5(–6)-nerved, faces sparsely strigose; pappi: outer of setae, inner of 20–30 bristles.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system fibrous-root
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Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
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Distribution

Erigeron howellii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:203974-1
WFO ID wfo-0000012349
COL ID 6GP7C
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Erigeron howellii Erigeron salsuginosus var. howellii