Erigeron strigosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names prairie fleabane,[1] common eastern fleabane,[2] and daisy fleabane.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. strigosus
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| Erigeron strigosus | |
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Synonymy
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Erigeron strigosus is native to eastern and central North America as far west as Manitoba, Idaho and Texas. It has also become naturalized in western North America as well as in Europe and China as a somewhat weedy naturalized species.[4][5][6]
Erigeron strigosus is an annual or biennial herb reaching heights of up to 80 cm (32 inches). It has hairy, petioled, non-clasping, oval-shaped leaves a few centimeters long mostly on the lower part of the plant. One plant can produce as many as 200 flower heads in a spindly array of branching stems. Each head is less than a centimeter (0.4 inches) wide, containing 50–100 white, pink, or blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2]
- Varieties[2]
- Erigeron strigosus var. calcicola J. R. Allison - Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
- Erigeron strigosus var. dolomiticola J. R. Allison - Alabama
- Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus - much of North America; introduced in China
- Erigeron strigosus var. septentrionalis (Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald - much of North America; introduced in Europe
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (2014). "Erigeron strigosus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Nesom, G.L. (2006). "Erigeron strigosus". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 29 September 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Hilty, John (2020). "Daisy fleabane". Illinois Wildflowers. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map.
- ^ Chen, Y.; Brouillet, L. "Erigeron strigosus". Flora of China. Vol. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Tela Botanica, Asteraceae, Erigeron strigosus Mühl. ex Willd., Vergerette maigre in French with French distribution map and other information.
External links
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Data related to Erigeron strigosus at Wikispecies
Media related to Erigeron strigosus at Wikimedia Commons- UC Calphotos gallery of Erigeron strigosus
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Erigeron strigosus
