Erigeron linearis

Erigeron linearis
	Erigeron linearis in Wenas Wildlife Area in Washington
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. linearis
Binomial name
	Erigeron linearis; (Hook.) Piper
Synonyms
	Diplopappus linearis Hook.; Erigeron luteus A.Nelson; Erigeron peucephyllus A.Gray; Erigeron yakimensis A.Nelson;

Erigeron linearis is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name desert yellow fleabane or narrow leaved fleabane.^[2]

Erigeron linearis is native to the mountains of western North America from British Columbia as far south as Wyoming, northern Nevada and Mono County in California.^[2]^[3]

Erigeron linearis is a small clumping perennial herb reaching a maximum height of 20 centimeters (8 inches), with a woody taproot. Its leaves are long and narrow, mostly clustered around the base of the stem, and are 2 to 9 centimeters (0.8-3.6 inches) long and greenish-white. The erect, somewhat hairy, leafless stems usually produce only one flower head (though occasionally 2 or 3) each about a centimeter (0.4 inches) wide. It has a center of many golden yellow disc florets and a fringe of as many as 38 pale to bright yellow or cream-colored ray florets.^[4] The species grows in open rocky slopes dominated by sagebrush, bitterbrush or juniper.^[5]

Some Plateau Indian tribes used desert yellow fleabane as a poultice for treating sores.^[6]

References

^ The Plant List, Erigeron linearis (Hook.) Piper
^ ^a ^b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron linearis (Hook.) Piper, Narrow leaved fleabane, desert yellow fleabane
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ Jepson Manual Treatment
^ Flora of North America, Erigeron linearis (Hooker) Piper, 1906. Desert yellow fleabane
^ Hunn, Eugene S. (1990). Nch'i-Wana, "The Big River": Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land. University of Washington Press. p. 353. ISBN 0-295-97119-3.

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[1] The Plant List, Erigeron linearis (Hook.) Piper

[amyjean-2] Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron linearis (Hook.) Piper, Narrow leaved fleabane, desert yellow fleabane

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[4] Jepson Manual Treatment

[5] Flora of North America, Erigeron linearis (Hooker) Piper, 1906. Desert yellow fleabane

[hunn-6] Hunn, Eugene S. (1990). Nch'i-Wana, "The Big River": Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land. University of Washington Press. p. 353. ISBN 0-295-97119-3.

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