Erigeron foliosus var. franciscensis

Franciscan erigeron

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Franciscan erigeron is a California native perennial found in coastal bioregions including San Francisco Bay, central Coast, and southern coastal areas in grassy dunes, chaparral, and oak woodland at elevations below 800 meters. Flowering from May to October, this plant produces white to pale lavender ray flowers 7 to 10 millimeters long in delicate, open clusters. Growing with slender stems 20 to 40 centimeters tall, it has a sparse, somewhat stiff growth habit. Its leaves are narrow, 20 to 40 millimeters long and generally 2 to 4 millimeters wide, with a slightly rough, strigose surface. The flower heads feature distinctive orange-resinous midveins and widely scarious phyllary margins.

Habitat: Grassy dunes, chaparral, oak woodland

Bloom period: May-Oct

Elevation: < 800 m

Bioregions: CCo, SnFrB, n SCoR, SCo/WTR.

California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, San Francisco, Napa, San Luis Obispo, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus

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