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Erigeron
Also called Daisy, Fleabanes And Horseweeds
Erigeron, or fleabane, is a large genus of daisy-like plants in the daisy family, with many annual, biennial and perennial species. Many members are grown as ornamentals, and they are generally easy, sun-loving plants that tolerate a range of conditions.
Erigeron () is a large genus of plants in the composite family (Asteraceae). It is placed in the tribe Astereae and is closely related to the Old World asters (Aster) and the true daisies (Bellis). The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, and the highest diversity occurs in North America.
Many species are used as ornamental plants, with numerous named cultivars such as 'Wayne Roderick', 'Charity', 'Foersters Liebling', and 'Dunkelste aller' ("The darkest of all" with semi-double, deep-violet flower heads).
Erigeron species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bucculatrix angustata, Coleophora squamosella (which feeds exclusively on E. acris), Schinia intermontana, Schinia obscurata (both of which also feed exclusively on Erigeron), Schinia sexata (which feeds exclusively on E. glabellus) and Schinia villosa. Above-ground biomass of Erigeron in montane meadows decreases with decreased water availability/increased temperatures.
Dwarf horseweed · Eastern daisy fleabane · Alpine yellow fleabane · Canadian Fleabane · Latin American fleabane · Philadelphia fleabane · Guernsey Fleabane
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
