Asteraceae
Meadow false fleabane
Pulicaria dysenterica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pulicaria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Meadow false fleabane
Synonyms
- Inula dysenterica L.
- Pulicaria dysenterica var. dysenterica
- Pulicaria palustris Hoffmanns. & Link
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.