Prairie fleabane facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Prairie fleabane |
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Erigeron
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strigosus
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Synonymy
Erigeron annuus subsp. strigosus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Wagenitz
Erigeron ramosus (Walter) "Britton, Sterns & Poggenb." 1888 not Raf. 1817 Erigeron ramosus var. beyrichii (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Trel. Erigeron strigosus var. beyrichii (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Torr. & A.Gray ex A.Gray Erigeron strigosus var. discoideus A.Gray Erigeron strigosus var. eligulatus Cronquist Erigeron traversii Shinners Phalacroloma strigosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Tzvelev Phalacroloma septentrionale (Fernald & Wiegand) Tzvelev Stenactis beyrichii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Stenactis septentrionalis (Fernald & Wiegand) Holub |
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Erigeron strigosus is a type of flowering plant. It belongs to the daisy family. People often call it prairie fleabane or daisy fleabane. This plant is known for its small, daisy-like flowers.
Where Fleabane Grows
Erigeron strigosus naturally grows in eastern and central North America. You can find it as far west as Manitoba, Idaho, and Texas.
This plant has also spread to other parts of the world. It now grows in western North America, Europe, and China. In these new places, it is sometimes seen as a weed.
What Fleabane Looks Like
Erigeron strigosus is an annual or biennial plant. This means it lives for one or two years. It can grow up to 80 centimeters (about 32 inches) tall.
The plant has hairy leaves. These leaves are oval-shaped and a few centimeters long. Most of them grow on the lower part of the plant.
Fleabane Flowers
One Erigeron strigosus plant can produce many flowers. It might have as many as 200 flower heads. These flower heads grow on thin, branching stems.
Each flower head is small, less than one centimeter (0.4 inches) wide. They have many tiny flowers inside. There are 50 to 100 white, pink, or blue ray florets. These are the petal-like parts around the edge. In the center, there are many yellow disc florets.
Types of Fleabane
There are different types, or varieties, of Erigeron strigosus. These varieties are slightly different from each other.
- Erigeron strigosus var. calcicola J. R. Allison - Found in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee.
- Erigeron strigosus var. dolomiticola J. R. Allison - Found in Alabama.
- Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus - This is the most common type. It grows across much of North America and has been introduced to China.
- Erigeron strigosus var. septentrionalis (Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald - Also found in much of North America and introduced to Europe.
