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Asteraceae

Alpine fleabane

Erigeron alpiniformis Cronquist

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Alpine fleabane: Erigeron borealis (de:Nordisches Berufkraut) in Iceland
Photo: de:User:Jutta234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Alpine fleabane
Icelandic
Jakobsfífill

Synonyms

  • Erigeron borealis var. alpiniformis (Cronquist) Á.Löve

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Greenland: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.