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Asteraceae

Purple fleabane

Erigeron purpuratus Greene

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Purple fleabane: Purple Fleabane ( Erigeron purpuratus ) in Canada
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
أريغارون أرجواني
English
Purple fleabane

Synonyms

  • Erigeron purpuratus subsp. purpuratus

Characteristics

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