Erigeron philadelphicus
Encyclopedia
Erigeron philadelphicus (Philadelphia fleabane) is a plant
in the daisy family, Asteraceae
. Also known as Skevish or Philadelphia Daisy.
Erigeron philadelphicus is a herbaceous plant
with alternate, simple leaves
, on hairy stems. The flowers are pink-rayed, yellow centered, borne in spring. The number of closely packed petals ranges from 50 to 100 per flower. The blooms are less than one inch in diameter. The stem is hairy with rough hairs. The middle to lower leaves are heart shaped, and the plant is about 0.5–2.5 ft (15.2–76.2 cm) tall. This plant is also known as Philadelphia Fleabane, Skevish and Philadelphia Daisy. It gets the name Philadelphia Fleabane from its scent, which is thought to repel fleas. Its active growth period is from spring to summer (April to July). This plant can be found throughout North America along roadsides, in fields, in thickets, and in open woods.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the daisy family, Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. Also known as Skevish or Philadelphia Daisy.
Description
Herbaceous plant
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
with alternate, simple leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
, on hairy stems. The flowers are pink-rayed, yellow centered, borne in spring. The number of closely packed petals ranges from 50 to 100 per flower. The blooms are less than one inch in diameter. The stem is hairy with rough hairs. The middle to lower leaves are heart shaped, and the plant is about 0.5–2.5 ft (15.2–76.2 cm) tall. This plant is also known as Philadelphia Fleabane, Skevish and Philadelphia Daisy. It gets the name Philadelphia Fleabane from its scent, which is thought to repel fleas. Its active growth period is from spring to summer (April to July). This plant can be found throughout North America along roadsides, in fields, in thickets, and in open woods.