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Prairie Fleabane

Erigeron strigosus

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This is an annual or biennial daisy reaching heights of anywhere from 30 to 80 centimeters. It has hairy, petioled, oval-shaped leaves a few centimeters long mostly on the lower part of the plant. The spindly, branching stem has inflorescences of several flower heads each. The tiny head is less than a centimeter wide and has white ray florets surrounding a golden center. (wiki)

Habitat:

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

It is native to eastern North America, and it is present in western North America as a somewhat weedy naturalized species. (wiki)

Species ID Suggestions

Daisy Fleabane

Erigeron sp.

Comments (2)

Thanks, Sachin! And thanks, ceherzog, for the ID!

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