Eastern Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron annuus, Native Minnesota Wildflower plant, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

	Plants of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
	Common Name	Scientific Name	Plant Family	Garden Location	Prime Season
	Eastern Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.	Composite	Upland and Woodland	Late Spring to Fall
Other names and notes	There are a number of Fleabanes. They all have numerous rays of various colors surrounding a flat yellow disk. Eastern Daisy Fleabane has smaller flower heads, 1/2 to 3/4 inch wide with usually 50 to 100 rays. The leaves on the stem are toothed but do not clasp the stem, which will have hair standing out. Flowers are white but can be pinkish.

Notes: This plant is indigenous to the Garden area. Eloise Butler catalogued it on Sept. 6, 1907. For a comparison of the three Fleabanes see this page - Fleabanes

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References: Plant characteristics are generally from sources 15, 16, 30, 31, 33, W2 & W3. Distribution principally from W2 and also 31, 34 and W1. Planting history generally from 1, 4 & 4a. Other sources by specific reference. See Reference List for details.

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