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Asteraceae

Pygmy fleabane

Erigeron pygmaeus Greene

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Pygmy fleabane: Alpine daisy ( Erigeron pygmaeus ) at 1100ft on the pass above Virginia Lakes. Basal leaves, fully open flowers, and partly-open flowers that show the single ro
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Pygmy fleabane

Synonyms

  • Erigeron nevadensis var. pygmaeus A.Gray

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.