FINE-LEAVED FLEABANE

Class: Erigeron linearis

Family: ASTER FAMILY

Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Golden yellow

Height: 5-30 cm (2-12")

Each Flower: May be up to 2.5 cm (1") across with 15-45 ray-petals surrounding disk from 9 mm-1.3 cm (3/8-1/2") across; involucre from 3-7 mm (1/8-1/4") long with bracts covered with short, fine, greyish hairs

Leaves: Long and very narrow, may be up to 9 cm (3 1/2") long, the basal ones having straw-coloured stalks

Stems: Sturdy, finely hairy, straw-coloured below and greenish above

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Dry, rocky open areas from lower sagebrush flats to middle elevations

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