Asteraceae

Spreading fleabane

Erigeron divergens Torr. & A.Gray

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: أريغارون منتشر
arz: اريغارون منتشر
English: Spreading fleabane
nv: Tsétah dibé bichʼil, Naʼashjéʼiitłʼóól

Synonyms

Erigeron accedens Greene
Erigeron divaricatus Nutt.
Erigeron divergens f. divergens
Erigeron divergens var. divergens
Erigeron divergens var. typicus Cronquist
Erigeron incomptus A.Gray
Erigeron ramosus Raf.
Erigeron ramosus subsp. ramosus
Erigeron solisaltator G.L.Nesom

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Liz Schroeder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Petrified Forest National Park, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.