Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus
Leafy fleabane
Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native
Leafy fleabane is a California native perennial found in the North Coast Ranges, northern Sierra Nevada Foothills, northern and central Sierra Nevada, southern Sierra Nevada, Tehachapi Mountains, San Joaquin Valley, southern Coast Ranges, San Francisco Bay Area, southern Coast Ranges, southern California, Channel Islands, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and Desert Mountains in open, rocky grassland, chaparral, and forest habitats at elevations up to 2,900 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces white to pale lavender ray flowers 6 to 11 millimeters long in delicate, daisy-like clusters. Growing with slender stems 15 to 45 centimeters tall, it forms a compact clump with thread-like to widely oblanceolate leaves. Its leaves range from 20 to 40 millimeters long, varying from narrow to broadly lance-shaped, and are typically glabrous or sparsely hairy. The flower heads feature distinctive phyllaries with raised orange-resinous midveins and thick margins, creating a delicate, intricate appearance.
Habitat: Open, rocky grassland, chaparral, forest
Bloom period: May-Aug
Elevation: < 2900 m
Bioregions: NCoRI, n SNF, n&c SNH, s SN, Teh, SnJV, s CCo, SnFrB, SCoR, SCo, ChI, TR, PR, DMtns
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