fleabane
- noun
- /ˈfliːbeɪn/
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pulicaria
- daisy fleabane
Examples
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Out loud, slowly, our voices quiet, we said, "Hill Lupine, Palmer Lupine, Verbena, Penstemon, and Fleabane, Locoweed, and Wood Betony."
Fiction book (1993) -
Columbines, daisies, and fleabane all blinked among lush, windblown grasses, each type of flower blooming in a dozen different shades of brilliant color.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the garden, the bright yellow flowers of fleabane added a cheerful touch among the green foliage.
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Many gardeners consider fleabane an invasive weed due to its rapid growth and ability to spread.
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While walking through the field, I noticed clusters of fleabane blooming alongside other wildflowers.
Synonyms
A small flowering plant with daisy-like heads often called fleabane
Small plants with bright yellow daisy-like flowers that people often use to keep insects away
A small wildflower with white petals and a yellow centre that grows in fields and along roadsides
A common weed with small yellow flowers that grows along roadsides
A tall weed from North America that lives for one year and has narrow leaves and small yellow flower heads
A common wild weed with pale blue flowers that grows in dry grass
A small wildflower like a daisy with pale blue flowers that often grows as a weed
A small wildflower with daisy-like heads and thin white or pink petals
A low bushy wildflower with hairy leaves and small white, pink, or purple flowers
A low spreading plant with small orange-yellow flowers
A hairy perennial herb with yellow daisy-like flowers from Europe used to repel fleas
A hairy plant with yellow flowers like a daisy once used to keep away fleas
Compounds
A small wildflower with white petals and a yellow centre that grows in fields and along roadsides
A low bushy wildflower with hairy leaves and small white, pink, or purple flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fleabane comes from the parts flea and bane, where bane means 'something that kills or causes harm'. People once used the plant because they thought it would drive away or kill fleas, so the name explains why this small daisy-like weed is called fleabane.
