Erigeron pulchellus Michaux var. pulchellus. Common name: Robin's-plantain. Phenology: Apr-early Jun. Habitat: Moist slopes, coves, limestone bluffs, trail margins, roadbanks. Distribution: ME west to MN, south to Panhandle FL (Jackson County), GA, and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: In addition to the widespread var. pulchellus, and the Alleghenian var. brauniae, E. pulchellus has an additional local variety, var. tolsteadii Cronquist, of se. MN.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA20, G, K4, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, POWO, SE1, Va, WV; < Erigeron pulchellus Michx. — Fl7, GrPl, GW2, Il, Mi, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3. Basionym: Erigeron pulchellus Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect, stoloniferous perennial of moist slopes, coves, limestone bluffs, moist to dry woodlands and clearings, trail margins and road banks.
Stems: Stems hollow and soft, unbranched, covered with spreading hairs.
Leaves: Leaves basal and on the stem; basal ones in a rosette, spoon-shaped, 2-6 in. long, with scalloped to bluntly toothed margins and hairy; stem leaves sparse, alternate, sessile-clasping, oval to lance-shaped and shorter than basal.
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Flowers: Daisy-like compound flowers (heads) 1-12 at top of stem; heads to 1 1/2 in. wide, with pale violet, thread-like ray florets (50-100) encircling the yellow center composed of tiny, tubular disk florets; surrounding the base of the head are several whorls of hairy, narrow and pointed, green bracts.
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Height: 1 1/2-2 ft.
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description: Erect, stoloniferous perennial of moist slopes, coves, limestone bluffs, moist to dry woodlands and clearings, trail margins and road banks.
stems: Stems hollow and soft, unbranched, covered with spreading hairs.
leaves: Leaves basal and on the stem; basal ones in a rosette, spoon-shaped, 2-6 in. long, with scalloped to bluntly toothed margins and hairy; stem leaves sparse, alternate, sessile-clasping, oval to lance-shaped and shorter than basal.
inflorescence:
flowers: Daisy-like compound flowers (heads) 1-12 at top of stem; heads to 1 1/2 in. wide, with pale violet, thread-like ray florets (50-100) encircling the yellow center composed of tiny, tubular disk florets; surrounding the base of the head are several whorls of hairy, narrow and pointed, green bracts.
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