Erigeron strigosus
Family Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Astereae
Genus species Erigeron strigosus
Authority Muhl. ex Willd.
Common Name Daisy Fleabane
Rating **
Queens ***
Workers ****
Males ****
Color White, Pale Pink, Pale Blue
Flower Cyme of composites, yellow disks with 40–100 thread-like rays, fragrant
Flower '' 0.5 × 0.5
Nectar **
Pollen **
Pollen Grain Yellow, Round, Spiny, 10–25 µm
Pollen Specialist Bees ***
Pollen Specialist Bees Pseudopanurgus aestivalis, Pseudopanurgus illinoiensis, Paranthidium (Paranthidium) jugatorium, Megachile (Sayapis) inimica, Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata, Megachile (Melanosarus) xylocopoides, Osmia (Helicosmia) coloradensis
Fruit Yellow-brown, hairy cypsela, white pappus
Root Fibrous
Stem Alternate, appressed hairs, grooved
Leaf Light to purple-green, variable, white haired, fuzzy
Leaf '' 4 × 1
Form Upright, Branching
Growth Highly Persistent, Seeding, Short-Lived
Cycle Annual–Biennial
Height ' 0–3
Width ' 0–3
Light Sun
Water Dry–Moist
Soil Clay, Gravel
USDA Zone 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
CEC Ecoregion I 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
State CT, DE, KY, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV
Habitat Banks, Fields, Glades, Pastures, Prairies, Railroads, Roadsides, Savannas
Benefit Biocontrol, Forage, Mammals, Medicine
Detriment .
Propagate Sow
Plants/10 ft² 12
Seeds/Pound 12,000,000
Availability *
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