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Asteraceae

Early whitetop fleabane

Erigeron vernus (L.) Torr. & A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erigeron

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Early whitetop fleabane: image of Erigeron vernus taken at the National Botanical Garden in Washington DC
Photo: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
أريغارون ربيعي
English
Early whitetop fleabane

Synonyms

  • Aster vernus L.
  • Doronicum laevifolium Walter
  • Erigeron integrifolius Bertol.
  • Erigeron nudicaulis Michx.
  • Fragmosa nudicaulis (Michx.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Stenactis verna Nees

Characteristics

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