Erigeron reductus var. angustatus

Lesser California rayless fleabane

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Lesser California rayless fleabane is a California native perennial found in northern coastal regions including northern Coast Ranges and San Francisco Bay Area in rocky pine and oak woodlands at elevations of 600 to 1,400 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white to pale lavender flowers with distinctive purple-tipped phyllaries. Growing with slender stems 15 to 40 centimeters tall, it forms compact clusters in rocky habitats. Its leaves are narrow and elongated, typically clustered near the base of the plant with smaller, more sparse leaves along the stem. The fruit develops with delicate pappus bristles ranging from 38 to 61 in number, characteristic of this subtle and adaptable fleabane variety.

Habitat: Rocky sites, sometimes on serpentine, pine/oak woodland

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 600-1400 m

Bioregions: NCoRO, NCoRH, SnFrB.

California counties: Mendocino, Marin, Trinity, San Mateo, Sonoma, Shasta, Tehama, Napa, Alameda

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