Asteraceae

Desert yellow fleabane

Erigeron linearis (Hook.) Piper

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron

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Desert yellow fleabane (Erigeron linearis) — FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Desert yellow fleabane

Synonyms

Diplopappus linearis Hook.
Erigeron linearis var. linearis
Erigeron luteus A.Nelson
Erigeron peucephyllus A.Gray
Erigeron yakimensis A.Nelson

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 601 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: moorebuesing, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: tyler munson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Cindy Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: N 8, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: elik03, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Makayla Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.