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Erigeron

Erigeron

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A small flowering plant with daisy-like heads often called fleabane
  • noun
  • /ˌɛrɪˈdʒɪrɒn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Erigerón
  • Some traditional remedies use Erigeron for its supposed medicinal properties.

Examples

  • Several species of Erigeron thrive in rocky soils and sunny locations.

  • The Erigeron plant blooms beautifully in summer.

  • The garden featured a bright patch of Erigeron along the pathway.

  • Many gardeners love Erigeron for its vibrant flowers.

  • Several species of Erigeron thrive in rocky soils and sunny locations.

  • The garden featured a bright patch of Erigeron along the pathway.

  • Many gardeners love Erigeron for its vibrant flowers.

Synonyms

fleabane
vsErigeron
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A small daisy-like plant with yellow or white flowers often seen as a weed

is the scientific genus name used in botany rather than a folk name

Compounds

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A small wildflower with thin white or pink petals and a yellow center

Erigeron pulchellus
  • Specialized
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A small wildflower like a daisy that usually has purple petals and comes back each year

Erigeron speciosus
  • Specialized
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A daisy-like wildflower with many thin pink, lavender, or white petals

Erigeron acer
  • Specialized
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A small wildflower like a daisy with pale blue flowers that often grows as a weed

Erigeron annuus
  • Specialized
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A small wild plant with white daisy-like flowers that grows in fields and roadsides

Erigeron aurantiacus
  • Specialized
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A low plant that grows in mats and has flowers with many orange-yellow petals

Erigeron canadensis
  • Specialized
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A tall weed from North America that lives for one year and has narrow leaves and small yellow flower heads

Erigeron divergens
  • Specialized
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A bushy wildflower from western North America with hairy leaves and single heads with narrow white, pink, or purple petals

Erigeron glaucous
  • Specialized
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A small coastal plant that lives several years with sticky stems and narrow pink or lavender flowers

How Broad

Asteraceae
  • Specialized
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Erigeron
  • Specialized
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Erigeron acer
  • Specialized
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Surface Forms

Erigeron singular
Erigerons plural

Etymology

Erigeron comes from Greek roots erion 'wool' and geron 'old man'. That's because the plant's white, fluffy seed heads look like an old man's woolly beard, so the name helps you remember this daisy-like herb.