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'''''Erigeron annuus''''' ('''annual fleabane''') is a [[plant]] in the daisy family, [[Asteraceae]].
'''''Erigeron annuus''''' ('''annual fleabane''', '''daisy fleabane''<ref name="pennsylvania">Ann Fowler Rhoads and Timothy A. Block, Ill. Ann Anisko, ''Plants of Pennsylvania'', 2nd ed, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. pp. 923.</ref>, or '''eastern daisy fleabane'''<ref name="nwf">David M. BRandenburg, ''Field Guide to Wildflowers of North America'', National Wildlife Federation, Sterling Publishing Co., New York, 2010, pp. 150.</ref>) is a [[plant]] in the daisy family, [[Asteraceae]].
{{See|Fleabane}}
{{See|Fleabane}}


==Description==
==Description and identification==
''Erigeron annuus'' is a [[herbaceous plant]] with alternate, simple [[leaf|leaves]], and green, sparsely haired stems. The flowers are white with yellow centers, born in spring through fall. <ref>[http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/floramw/species/erigannu.htm Annual Fleabane], [[USGS]]. 3 August 2006, accessed 29 April 2008</ref>
''Erigeron annuus'' is a [[herbaceous plant]] with alternate, simple [[leaf|leaves]], and green, sparsely haired stems. The lower leaves, especially the basal leaves, are often toothed, a characteristic distinguishing it from most other ''Erigeron sp.''<ref name="nwf" /> The flowers are white with yellow centers, born in spring through fall. <ref>[http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/floramw/species/erigannu.htm Annual Fleabane], [[USGS]]. 3 August 2006, accessed 29 April 2008</ref>
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Annual fleabane
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Erigeron annuus

Erigeron annuus ('annual fleabane, daisy fleabane[1], or eastern daisy fleabane[2]) is a plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae.

Description and identification

Erigeron annuus is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, and green, sparsely haired stems. The lower leaves, especially the basal leaves, are often toothed, a characteristic distinguishing it from most other Erigeron sp.[2] The flowers are white with yellow centers, born in spring through fall. [3]

References

  1. ^ Ann Fowler Rhoads and Timothy A. Block, Ill. Ann Anisko, Plants of Pennsylvania, 2nd ed, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. pp. 923.
  2. ^ a b David M. BRandenburg, Field Guide to Wildflowers of North America, National Wildlife Federation, Sterling Publishing Co., New York, 2010, pp. 150.
  3. ^ Annual Fleabane, USGS. 3 August 2006, accessed 29 April 2008

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