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Erigeron linearis (desert yellow fleabane)

Synonyms: Diplopappus linearis (homotypic); Erigeron linearis var. linearis; Erigeron luteus; Erigeron peucephyllus; Erigeron yakimensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Erigeron linearis is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name desert yellow fleabane or narrow leaved fleabane. 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. Some Plateau Indian tribes used desert yellow fleabane as a poultice for treating sores.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Structure [2]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument III 8594 Oregon, United States
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area V 103172 Washington, United States
Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve II 2196863 Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0