Eastern daisy fleabane
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018.
Scientific name: Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.
Common name(s): eastern daisy fleabane, daisy fleabane, annual fleabane
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany
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- in flower, mid-June
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- July
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- in flower, late August
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- stem detail
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- flower detail
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- leaf detail
Description:
– annual
-native to the eastern United States
-leaves are
- simple
- alternate
- toothed
-attracts pollinators
- bees
- moths
- butterflies
– may be confused with E. strigosus; see left sidebar of Go Botany webpage
Habitat:
-disturbed areas
-meadows
-fields
Sources:
Go Botany. “Erigeron Annuus (L.) Pers.” Erigeron Annuus (Annual Fleabane): Go Botany, 2020, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/erigeron/annuus/.