Erigeron covillei Greene, Erythea 3: 20. 1895; E. foliosus Nuttall var. covillei (Greene) G. R. Compton

Plants (30–)40–75 cm; woody roots or caudices with relatively long and slender branches. Stems ascending-erect, not wiry or brittle. Phyllaries hispido-hirsute (hairs white, ascending, relatively thick-based, dense on outermost phyllaries, much less so on mid and inner), eglandular.

Flowering May–Sep. Open, rocky sites in sagebrush, chaparral, juniper; 1000–1900 m; Calif.