Erigeron strigosus
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Erigeron strigosus is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family
known by the common name plains fleabane.
It is native to eastern North America, and it is present in western North America as a somewhat weedy naturalized species
. This is an annual or biennial daisy reaching heights of anywhere from 30 to 80 centimeters. It has hairy, petioled
, oval-shaped leaves a few centimeters long mostly on the lower part of the plant. The spindly, branching stem has inflorescence
s of several flower heads
each. The tiny head is less than a centimeter wide and has white ray florets surrounding a golden center.
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...
known by the common name plains fleabane.
It is native to eastern North America, and it is present in western North America as a somewhat weedy naturalized species
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
. This is an annual or biennial daisy reaching heights of anywhere from 30 to 80 centimeters. It has hairy, petioled
Petiole (botany)
In botany, the petiole is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called sessile, or clasping when they partly surround the...
, oval-shaped leaves a few centimeters long mostly on the lower part of the plant. The spindly, branching stem has inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s of several flower heads
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
each. The tiny head is less than a centimeter wide and has white ray florets surrounding a golden center.