prairie fleabane
(Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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Description |
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The hairs on the middle and upper portions of the stem are short and appressed. The hairs on the involucre obvioulsy do not lie flat. |
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Height |
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12″ to 36″ |
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Flower Color |
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White |
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Habitat |
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Dry. Prairies, savannas, abandoned fields, roadsides, railroads, disturbed sites. Full sun. |
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Ecology |
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Flowering |
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June to September |
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Distribution |
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Nativity |
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Native |
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Occurrence |
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Of the two varieties of Erigeron strigosus that occur in Minnesota, this is by far the most common. |
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Taxonomy |
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| 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 | ||
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Asterales (sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies) | ||
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Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies) | ||
| Subfamily | Asteroideae | ||
| Supertribe | Asterodae | ||
| Tribe | Astereae (asters and allies) | ||
| Subtribe | Conyzinae | ||
| Genus | Erigeron (fleabanes and horseweeds) | ||
| Section | Phalacroloma (annual and daisy fleabanes) | ||
| Species | Erigeron strigosus (prairie fleabane) | ||
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Synonyms |
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Erigeron annuus ssp. strigosus Erigeron ramosus Erigeron strigosus var. discoideus Erigeron strigosus var. eligulatus Erigeron strigosus var. typicus Erigeron traversii Stenactis strigosa |
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Common Names |
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common rough fleabane prairie fleabane rough fleabane |
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