Erigeron annuus (Linnaeus) Persoon. Common name: Annual Fleabane. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, gardens. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to MB, south to Panhandle FL and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, FNA20, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, RAB, S, SE1, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV; > Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. var. annuus — G; Aster annuus Linnaeus. Basionym: Aster annuus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Erigeron annuus - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- 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 ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect annual of roadsides, gardens and other disturbed areas.
Stems: Stems occasionally branched above, leafy, covered with sparse, spreading hairs.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, winged-petiolate (lower leaves) to sessile (upper leaves), elliptic to oblong-lance-shaped or oval, to 4 in. long, sharply toothed to coarsely toothed toward tips (upper leaves), hairy toward base and on midrib.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Daisy-like composite flowers (heads) arranged in a branching terminal cluster, 1/2-3/4 in. wide, consisting of 80-125 white (occasionally pinkish), threadlike ray florets encircling the greenish-yellow center disk of tiny, tubular florets.
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Comments:
Height: 2-5 ft.
plant sale text:
bloom table text: Although considered a weed by some, fleabane provides pollen and nectar for a variety of native bees, beetles and small butterflies. Found on roadsides, fields, and other disturbed areas, annual fleabane has airy, daisy-like flowers that appear in early summer and continue sporadically through the fall.
description: Erect annual of roadsides, gardens and other disturbed areas.
stems: Stems occasionally branched above, leafy, covered with sparse, spreading hairs.
leaves: Leaves alternate, winged-petiolate (lower leaves) to sessile (upper leaves), elliptic to oblong-lance-shaped or oval, to 4 in. long, sharply toothed to coarsely toothed toward tips (upper leaves), hairy toward base and on midrib.
inflorescence:
flowers: Daisy-like composite flowers (heads) arranged in a branching terminal cluster, 1/2-3/4 in. wide, consisting of 80-125 white (occasionally pinkish), threadlike ray florets encircling the greenish-yellow center disk of tiny, tubular florets.
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native range: North America
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