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|accepted_name=Erigeron sanctarum
|accepted_authority=S. Watson
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts
|place=24: 83. 1889
|year=1889
}}
|common_names=Saints fleabane
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Asteraceae;Asteraceae tribe Astereae;Erigeron;Erigeron sanctarum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Asteraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Asteraceae tribe Astereae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Erigeron]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Erigeron sanctarum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 20
|mention_page=page 266
|treatment_page=page 318
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Perennials,</b> 5–40 cm; rhizomatous (fibrous-rooted) or perhaps obscurely taprooted (taproots/primary axes not evident in collections), forming systems of relatively slender rhizomes or rhizomelike caudex branches. <b>Stems</b> erect (bases greenish), sparsely hirsuto-villous (hairs usually retrorse), eglandular. <b>Leaves</b> basal (persistent) and cauline; (bases greenish) proximal blades oblanceolate to oblanceolate-spatulate, 20–50 × 3–10 mm, gradually reduced distally, becoming linear (rarely slightly subclasping), margins entire, faces sparsely villous-hirsute, eglandular. <b>Heads</b> 1(–3). <b>Involucres</b> 6–9 × 12–17 mm. <b>Phyllaries</b> in 3–4 series, densely villous to hirsuto-villous, eglandular. <b>Ray</b> florets 45–90; corollas blue to purple, 7–13 mm, laminae not coiling or reflexing. <b>Disc</b> corollas 5–6.5 mm. <b>Cypselae</b> 1.5–2.2 mm, 2-nerved, faces sparsely strigose; pappi: outer of setae, inner of 18–25 bristles.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering Mar–Jun.
|habitat=Usually in sandy sites, grassy openings in pine woods, burned areas on sandy mesas and ridges, commonly in sagebrush, chaparral, and coastal scrub, often with Adenostoma, Ceanothus
|elevation=50–400 m
|distribution=Calif.
|discussion=<p>An unequivocal observation of the mode of perennation of this species has not been made.</p>
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name=Erigeron sanctarum
|author=
|authority=S. Watson
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Asteraceae
|phenology=Flowering Mar–Jun.
|habitat=Usually in sandy sites, grassy openings in pine woods, burned areas on sandy mesas and ridges, commonly in sagebrush, chaparral, and coastal scrub, often with Adenostoma, Ceanothus
|elevation=50–400 m
|distribution=Calif.
|reference=None
|publication title=Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts
|publication year=1889
|special status=
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|tribe=Asteraceae tribe Astereae
|genus=Erigeron
|species=Erigeron sanctarum
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