Fleabane

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Fleabanes are members of the genus Erigeron in the Asteraceae Family. They are mostly characterized by numerous white lavender or pink ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Some members of this group have no ray flowers. The common name is derived from the belief that the dried plants repelled fleas. Most of the species in this group are strictly North American, although E. strigosus has become a weed in Europe. Others have been developed as horticultural varieties.

Some Fleabane Species

E. abajoensis -- Abajo fleabane.

E. acomanus -- Bluewater fleabane.

E. acris -- Bitter fleabane.

E. aliceae --Alice Eastwood's fleabane.

E. aequifolius -- Hall's daisy.

E. annuus -- Daisy fleabane.

E. canadensis -- Horseweed.

E. chrysopsidus -- Golden daisy/fleabane (yellow ray flowers).

E. compositus -- Cut-leaf fleabane (with or without ray flowers).

E. perigrinus -- wandering fleabane, Sub-alpine fleabane, Foreign fleabane.

E. petrophilus -- Rock daisy (no ray flowers).

E. piperianus -- (yellow ray flowers).

E. philadephicus -- Philadelphia fleabane/daisy, Skevish.

E. pulchellus -- Robin's plantain.

E. strigosus -- Prairie fleabane.

Reference

Gray's Manual of Botany