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Asteraceae

Buff fleabane

Erigeron ochroleucus Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Buff fleabane: This is a very common herb in the sagebrush community of this area.
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Buff fleabane

Synonyms

  • Erigeron canescens Parry ex A.Gray
  • Erigeron laetevirens Rydb.
  • Erigeron montanensis Rydb.
  • Erigeron ochroleucus var. hirtellus (DC.) A.Gray
  • Erigeron ochroleucus var. ochroleucus
  • Erigeron ochroleucus var. scribneri (M.L.Canby ex Rydb.) Cronquist
  • Erigeron ochroleucus var. typicus Cronquist
  • Erigeron scribneri Canby ex Rydb.
  • Erigeron tweedyanus Canby & Rose
  • Wyomingia tweedyana A.Nelson

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, 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.