Annual Fleabane - Erigeron annuus

Common Name : Annual Fleabane, Daisy fleabane.
Botanical Name : Erigeron annuus
Synonym : Aster annuus
Family : Asteraceae
Photo Taken : Nepal



Annual Fleabane - Erigeron annuus



Annual Fleabane is a very beautiful flowering plant that grows in wild as a weed. It has few other common names such as Annual fleabane, Daisy fleabane, Eastern daisy fleabane, etc. It belongs to the plant family Asteraceae with having botanical name Erigeron annuus. This flowering plant is native to North America, but later spread into many other countries (i.e. hilly area of India, Nepal, etc).


Annual Fleabane - Erigeron annuus



From the name it is easily understandable that Annual Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) is an annual plant, but it can be biennial sometimes. Herbaceous erect plants are soft and having alternately arranged leafs which are toothed. All parts (bracts, leafs, stem) of the plant are slightly hairy. Plant can grow more than a meter in height sometimes. Plant grows well in low fertile soil and can compete with other weeds. This can be aggressive as it is capable to spread after seeding.


Annual Fleabane - Erigeron annuus



Flowers of Annual Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) are very attractive and showy. Flowers bloom from the axil of the stem and leaf. They bloom plenty at the same time and looks like a cluster of flowers have bloomed. Typical daisy like flowers are having plenty of slim white petals (ray florets more than 40) and a yellow head at center.


Annual Fleabane - Erigeron annuus



Annual Fleabane - Erigeron annuus
Erect Annual Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) growing with other weeds in Nepal.



Annual Fleabane - Erigeron annuus
Lower leafs are toothed but the upper leafs are not.



Photos of Annual Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) were taken from following location as follows:
1. July 2015: Kathmandu, Nepal.


This article has written by Lonely Traveler,
for the blog http://icflora.blogspot.com/



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