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Asteraceae

Leafy fleabane

Erigeron foliosus Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Common names

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English
Leafy fleabane

Synonyms

  • Cineraria canescens Spreng.
  • Diplopappus occidentalis Hook. & Arn.
  • Erigeron canescens Hook. & Arn.
  • Erigeron decumbens Benth.
  • Erigeron douglasii Torr. & A.Gray
  • Erigeron douglasii var. douglasii
  • Erigeron foliosus f. foliosus
  • Erigeron foliosus f. grinnellii Cronquist
  • Erigeron foliosus var. tenuissimus A.Gray
  • Erigeron foliosus var. typicus G.R.Compton
  • Erigeron stenophyllus Nutt.
  • Erigeron striatus Greene

Characteristics

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