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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus   FAMILY Asteraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-44-002:

Erigeron philadelphicus   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Erigeron philadelphicus

 

COMMON NAME:
Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane


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image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

JK Marlow    jkm230325_2033

March    Pickens County    SC

Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

JK Marlow    jkm230325_2035

March    Pickens County    SC

Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

JK Marlow    jkm110417_047

April    Cleburne County    AL

Mount Cheaha

Stem leaves alternate, with bases clasping the stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

JK Marlow    jkm110417_051

April    Cleburne County    AL

Mount Cheaha

Stem leaves clasping, oblong to ovate, usually toothed, reduced upward, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

JK Marlow    jkm160422_088

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

JK Marlow    jkm160422_091

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Lower stem hirsuto-villous/villous, upper loosely strigose/sparsely hirsute, per Flora of North America.

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

JK Marlow    jkm180427_1601

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Heads 0.5-1.0" across, numerous, each w usually more than 150 ray flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

Keith Bradley    kab_e_philadelphicus_5321

April    Caldwell County    NC

Pisgah National Forest

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_040421atlanta26

April    Fulton County    GA

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_040421atlanta28

April    Fulton County    GA

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_041121atlanta15

April    Fulton County    GA

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

JK Marlow    jkm230525_3463

May    Haywood County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

JK Marlow    jkm140603_416

June    Pickens County    SC

SC Botanical Garden

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

JK Marlow    jkm140603_421

June    Pickens County    SC

SC Botanical Garden

Stems leafy to arrays, per Flora of North America.

image of Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus, Daisy Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane, Philadelphia-daisy, Common Fleabane

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmephiladelphicus_ab1

Month Unknown    Alleghaney County    NC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-44-002:
Erigeron philadelphicus   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erigeron philadelphicus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

527

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Roadsides, meadows, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate (reduced upward)

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Lavender/White
Disc: Yellow/Yellowish
Flower heads with 150-400 ray flowers
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene

 

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