Asteraceae
Shortray fleabane
Erigeron lonchophyllus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Erigeron
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 矛叶飞蓬
- English
- Shortray fleabane
Synonyms
- Erigeron acris subsp. racemosus (Nutt.) Clem. & E.G.Clem.
- Erigeron acris var. racemosus Clem. & E.G.Clem.
- Erigeron kindbergii Greene
- Erigeron lonchophyllus var. laurentianus Vict.
- Erigeron lonchophyllus var. lonchophyllus
- Erigeron minor Rydb.
- Erigeron racemosus Nutt.
- Erigeron racemosus var. racemosus
- Tessenia racemosa (Nutt.) Lunell
- Tessenia racemosa var. racemosa
- Trimorpha lonchophylla (Hook.) G.L.Nesom
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos

Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 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.