[Daisies and Fleabanes: The Genus Erigeron East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Dwarf Mountain Fleabane

Erigeron compositus var. glabratus

Dwarf Mountain Fleabane: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus

Dwarf mountain fleabane as seen at about 7900' on gravelly slopes on the south side of Strawberry Mountain, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.......August 3, 2011.

Dwarf Mountain Fleabane: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus

Dwarf mountain fleabane as seen at about 7900' on gravelly slopes on the south side of Strawberry Mountain, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness........August 3, 2011. The mustard at lower right is Lemmon's rockcress (Arabis lemmonii).

Dwarf Mountain Fleabane: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus - 3-4 times pinnately divided leaf of Cutleaf Fleabane, Cutleaf Daisy, Fernleaf Fleabane: Erigeron compositus var. compositus

The photo at left shows dwarf mountain fleabane blooming on gravelly soils at the head of Kiger Gorge, Steens Mountain........July 11, 2014. The photo at right shows a close-up view of the 3- to 4-parted leaf of cutleaf flebane (var. glabratus) as seen at Hat Pt. in the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area........June 28, 2007. Note the spreading hairs from the margins of the divisions and petiole.

Dwarf Mountain Fleabane: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus - Dwarf Mountain Fleabane: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus

Dwarf mountain fleabane (discoid form) in bud as seen on rock outcrops around Jackman Park, Steens Mountain of southeastern Oregon.........June 2, 2012.

Dwarf Mountain Fleabane: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus

Dwarf mountain fleabane observed on rock outcrops on the western approach to Light Peak, Fremont-Winema National Forest.......June 29, 2019.

Paul Slichter