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Asteraceae

Aspen fleabane

Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Aspen fleabane: Erigeron speciosus. From the collection of the Main Botanical Garden of Academy of Sciences in Moscow (perennials plot).
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Armenian
Գարնանթարամ գեղեցիկ
Chinese
美丽飞蓬, 美麗飞蓬
English
Aspen fleabane, Showy fleabane, Aspen fleaban
Estonian
Eriline õnnehein
Swedish
Skönbinka

Synonyms

  • Erigeron conspicuus Rydb.
  • Erigeron eucephaloides Greene
  • Erigeron grandiflorus Nutt.
  • Erigeron leiophyllus Greene
  • Erigeron leucotrichus Rydb.
  • Erigeron macranthus Nutt.
  • Erigeron macranthus subsp. macranthus
  • Erigeron macranthus subsp. mirus A.Nelson
  • Erigeron salicinus Rydb.
  • Erigeron speciosus var. conspicuus (Rydb.) B.Boivin
  • Erigeron speciosus var. conspicuus (Rydb.) Breitung
  • Erigeron speciosus var. macranthus (Nutt.) Cronquist
  • Erigeron speciosus var. typicus Cronquist
  • Erigeron subtrinervis subsp. conspicuus (Rydb.) Cronquist
  • Erigeron subtrinervis var. conspicuus (Rydb.) Cronquist
  • Erigeron villosulus Greene
  • Stenactis speciosa Lindl.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.