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 Erigeron L. 

FLEABANES

A genus of more than 200 annual, biennial and perennial species native to North and Central America. The genus is variable in leaf, habit and involucre appearance. Fleabanes of often confused with asters, especially in alpine habitats.  Nesom (1989, 1990, 1994) and Nesom and Noyes (1999) recognized 21 sections in the New World portion of the genus.  A few examples are shown below.

Erigeron subtrinervis; New Mexico

Erigeron compositus; Wyoming

Erigeron philadelphicus; Missouri

Erigeron annuus; habit and heads, Ontario

Last update 25 October 2005 by J.C. Semple         © 2004, J.C. Semple