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Asteraceae

Threadleaf fleabane

Erigeron filifolius Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Threadleaf fleabane: Erigeron filifolius var. filifolius near radio tower on Badger Mountain, Douglas County Washington
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
أريغارون خيطي الأوراق
English
Threadleaf fleabane

Synonyms

  • Chrysopsis canescens DC.
  • Diplopappus filifolius Hook.
  • Erigeron filifolius var. robustior M.Peck
  • Erigeron filifolius var. typicus Cronquist

Flowers

Flower colour
purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
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.