Philadelphia fleabane

(Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus)

Conservation Status
Philadelphia fleabane
Photo by Luciearl
  IUCN Red List

not listed

     
  NatureServe

N5 - Secure

SNR - Unranked

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
Wetland Indicator Status
     
  Great Plains

FAC - Facultative

     
  Midwest

FACW - Facultative wetland

     
  Northcentral & Northeast

FAC - Facultative

     
           
 
Description
 
 

The plant is usually no more than 36 in height but occasionally gets much taller.

The leaves clasp the stem at the base.

 
     
 

Height

 
 

4 to 36

 
     
 

Flower Color

 
 

Pink to white ray florets, yellow disk florets

 
     
 

Similar Species

 
     
     
 
Habitat
 
 

Wet. Woods, shores, meadows.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Flowering

 
 

May to August

 
     
 

Pests and Diseases

 
 

 

 
     
 
Use
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 24, 28, 29, 30.

 
  9/29/2022      
         
 

Nativity

 
 

Native

 
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

Common

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)  
  Superorder Asteranae  
 

Order

Asterales (sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies)  
 

Family

Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies)  
  Subfamily Asteroideae  
  Supertribe Asterodae  
  Tribe Astereae (asters and allies)  
  Subtribe Conyzinae  
  Genus Erigeron (fleabanes and horseweeds)  
  Section Quercifolium  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

 

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Erigeron philadelphicus var. scaturicola

Erigeron purpureus

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

common fleabane

marsh fleabane

Philadelphia daisy

Philadelphia fleabane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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Inflorescence

 
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Flower Head

 
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Middle Stem Leaf

 
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Stem

 
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  Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)
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  Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)  
  Erigeron philadelphicus (Common Fleabane)
Allen Chartier
 
  Erigeron philadelphicus (Common Fleabane)  
  Erigeron philadelphicus PHILADELPHIA FLEABANE
Frank Mayfield
 
  Erigeron philadelphicus PHILADELPHIA FLEABANE  

 

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About

Published on Apr 28, 2012

Common Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus

   
  Erigeron philadelphicus
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About

Published on Jul 6, 2014

Philadelphia Fleabane - Ray flowers usually white with yellow disks. Sometimes the rays vary from pink to purple. A European cousin to this plant was believed to be an effective flea repellent when bunches of the plant were hung to dry about the house. Grows up to 70 cm in height.

   

 

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  Alfredo Colon
6/17/2021

Location: Woodbury, MN

Philadelphia fleabane  
  Luciearl
Summer 2019

Location: Cass County

Philadelphia fleabane  
  FIDELIS OKOROMI
9/8/2018

Location: Gwagwalada Abuja, Nigeria

   
  Wayne Rasmussen
6/9/2016

Location: Joy Park & Preserve in Maplewood, MN

Philadelphia fleabane  
           
 
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