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Asteraceae

Taproot fleabane

Erigeron radicatus Hook.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Taproot fleabane: Taprooted Fleabane ( Erigeron radicatus ) in Canada
Photo: Ellyne Geurts, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
أريغارون جذري
English
Taproot fleabane

Synonyms

  • Erigeron huberi S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood
  • Erigeron inamoenus A.Nelson
  • Erigeron macounii Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
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.