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Asteraceae

Meadow false fleabane

Pulicaria dysenterica (L.) Bernh.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Pulicaria

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Meadow false fleabane: Common Fleabane ( Pulicaria dysenterica ) growing beside the Thames.
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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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

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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.