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Fleabanes have rays which
are very narrow and very numerous
Ray colors are usually pink, purple or white
Disc florets are arranged in a distinctive head
Involucral bracts are nearly equal in length and are arranged in a
single row
Fleabanes usually bloom earlier in the summer
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Guide to Identify Presented Species of the Fleabane group
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FLOWERS WHITE, PINK OR PURPLE
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Erigeron
acris - Northern Fleabane
Plant 5-80 cm tall, glandular at top. Rocky, open sites, foothills-subalpine.
Flowerheads pink-white, with numerous needle-like rays up to 4 mm long.
Leaves mainly basal, entire, narrowly spoon-shaped with rounded tips. |
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Erigeron
compositus - Cut-leaved Fleabane
Stems few, 3-25 cm tall. Rocky or sandy places, montane-alpine.
Flowerheads solitary, white or pink-tinged, with 20-60
rays up to 12 mm long.
Leaves mainly basal, glandular, cut in 3s with narrow segments,
fan-shaped.
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Erigeron
speciosus - Showy Fleabane
Stems often clustered, leafy, 15-80 cm tall. Open woods, foothills to montane.
Flowerheads blue, purple or pink, with 65-150 slender ray
florets 9-18 mm long.
Leaves alternate, lance-shaped, hairless, entire, slightly clasping
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