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Asteraceae

Tufted fleabane

Erigeron caespitosus Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Tufted fleabane: This mid summer whitish flowering fleabane is distinguished by extensive bunches with stems and leaves that bear widely speady hairs.
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
أريغارون أجمي
English
Tufted fleabane

Synonyms

  • Diplopappus grandiflorus Hook.
  • Erigeron caespitosus subsp. caespitosus
  • Erigeron caespitosus var. caespitosus
  • Erigeron caespitosus var. grandiflorus (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Erigeron canescens Torr. & A.Gray
  • Erigeron subcanescens Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: 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.