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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Slender Fleabane-Erigeron tener

This beautiful member of the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae) is found at higher elevations and is slender fleabane (Erigeron tener).

The stem is hairy and greenish-gray. The flower heads have many purple or bluish ray flowers.

This clump was growing out of rocks at the bottom of a cliff.

As the flowers age, the ray flowers droop and eventually fall off. 
For more information about slender fleabane, click here.

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