Erigeron eatonii var. sonnei

Eaton's fleabane

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Eaton's fleabane is a California native perennial found in northern and central Sierra Nevada and eastern Sierra Nevada in rocky grassland and sagebrush scrub at elevations of 1,800 to 2,800 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces white ray flowers with yellow disk centers in compact heads up to 16 millimeters wide. Growing with short stems 4 to 12 centimeters tall, often clustered in dense groups, it forms low-growing clumps in alpine and subalpine environments. Its leaves are narrow and sparse, typically green and arranged along the lower portion of the stem. The plant produces delicate white flower rays surrounding a bright yellow disk, creating a distinctive daisy-like appearance characteristic of fleabane species.

Habitat: Rocky grassland or sagebrush scrub

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: 1800-2800 m

Bioregions: n&ampc SNH, SNE

California counties: Plumas, Mono, Alpine, Trinity, Lassen, Sierra, Nevada, Tuolumne, Modoc

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.