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Erigeron (syn. Stenactis Cass.) is a genus of about 390 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution with the highest species diversity in North America, where 173 species occur.
The most widely used common name, fleabane, is shared with related plants in several other genera; another common name is summer starwort.

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Erigeron (syn. Stenactis Cass.) is a genus of about 390 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution with the highest species diversity in North America, where 173 species occur.
The most widely used common name, fleabane, is shared with related plants in several other genera; another common name is summer starwort. The common name is derived from the belief that the dried plants repelled fleas, whilst the name erigeron is derived from the Greek (eri = early; geron = old man), a reference to the appearance of the white hairs of the fruit soon after flowering.
The species are annuals, biennials or perennials. They are well-branched plants with erect stems, characterized by their numerous white, lavender or pink ray flowers and yellow disc flowers. Some members of this group have no ray flowers. The pappus (= modified calyx, forming a crown) is shorter than in Aster, and consists of bristles. The ray florets are narrower than in Aster, but are clearly longer than the involucre (= whorled bracts).
Many species are used as ornamental plants, with numerous named cultivars such as 'Wayne Roderick', 'Charity', 'Dunkelste Aller' and 'Foersters Liebling'.
Erigeron species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bucculatrix angustata, Coleophora squamosella (which feeds exclusively on E. acris), Schinia intermontana, Schinia obscurata (both of which also feed exclusively on Erigeron), Schinia sexata (which feeds exclusively on E. glabellus) and Schinia villosa.
Selected taxa
Erigeron abajoensis - Abajo fleabane Erigeron accedens Erigeron acer (syn. E. acris) : Blue Fleabane Erigeron acomanus - Bluewater Fleabane Erigeron acutatus Erigeron aequifolius - Hall's Fleabane, Hall's Daisy Erigeron alaskanus Erigeron alcicornutus Erigeron algidus - Stalked Fleabane Erigeron aliceae - Alice Eastwood's Fleabane Erigeron allocotus - Big Horn Fleabane Erigeron alpinus - Alpine Erigeron Erigeron anchana - Sierra Ancha Fleabane Erigeron angustatus * Erigeron annuus - Eastern Daisy Fleabane * Erigeron aphanactis - Rayless Shaggy FleabaneErigeron aphanactis var. aphanactis Erigeron aphanactis var. congestus Erigeron arenarioides - Sand Fleabane Erigeron argentatus - Silver Fleabane Erigeron arisolius - Arid Throne Fleabane Erigeron arizonicus - Arizona Fleabane Erigeron asperugineus - Idaho Fleabane Erigeron atticus Erigeron aurantiacus - Orange Daisy Erigeron aureus - Alpine Yellow Fleabane Erigeron austiniae
* Erigeron awapensis - Awapa Fleabane
Erigeron barbellatus - Shining Fleabane Erigeron basalticus - Basalt Fleabane Erigeron bellidiastrum - Western Daisy FleabaneErigeron bellidiastrum var. arenarius Erigeron bellidiastrum var. bellidiastrum Erigeron bellidiastrum var. robustus Erigeron bellioides
* Erigeron bigelovii - Bigelow's Fleabane
Erigeron biolettii - Biolett's Erigeron Erigeron bistiensis Erigeron blochmaniae - Blochman's Erigeron Erigeron bloomeri - Scabland FleabaneErigeron bloomeri var. blloomeri Erigeron bloomeri var. nudatus Erigeron bloomeri var. pubens Erigeron borealis - Alpine Fleabane Erigeron breviscapinus - Life Flower Erigeron breweri - Brewer's FleabaneErigeron breweri var. bisanctus Erigeron breweri var. breweri Erigeron breweri var. covilei Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus Erigeron breweri var. klamathensis Erigeron breweri var. porphyreticus
* Erigeron caespitosus (syn. E. hyperboreus) - Tufted Fleabane
Erigeron calvus Erigeron canus - Hoary Fleabane Erigeron cascadensis - Cascade Fleabane Erigeron caucasicus Erigeron cervinus - Siskiyou Fleabane Erigeron chrysopsidis - Dwarf Yellow Fleabane, Golden Daisy/Fleabane (yellow ray flowers). Erigeron cinereus Erigeron clokeyi - Clokey's Fleabane Erigeron colomexicanus - Running Fleabane Erigeron compactus - Fern-leaf Fleabane Erigeron compositus - Cut-leaf Fleabane, Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (with or without ray flowers) Erigeron concinnus - Navajo FleabaneErigeron concinnus var. concinnus Erigeron concinnus var. condensatus Erigeron concinnus var. subglaber
* Erigeron consimilis - Foothill Fleabane
Erigeron corymbosus - Long-leaf Fleabane Erigeron coulteri - Large Mountain Fleabane Erigeron crenatus Erigeron cronquistii - Cronquist's Fleabane Erigeron cuneifolius - Wedge-leaf Fleabane Erigeron decumbens - Willamette FleabaneErigeron decumbens var. decumbens Erigeron decumbens var. robustior Erigeron delicatus Erigeron delphinifolius Erigeron disparipilus - White Cushion Fleabane Erigeron divergens - Spreading Fleabane Erigeron eatonii - Eaton's FleabaneErigeron eatonii var. eatonii Erigeron eatonii var. lavandulus Erigeron eatonii var. nevandicola
** Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus
Erigeron eatonii var. sonnei Erigeron eatonii var. villosus Erigeron elatior - Tall Fleabane Erigeron elatus Erigeron elegantulus - Blue Dwarf Fleabane Erigeron elmeri Erigeron engelmannii - Engelmann's FleabaneErigeron engelmannii var. davisii Erigeron engelmannii var. engelmannii Erigeron evermannii - Evermann's Fleabane Erigeron eximius - Spruce-fir Fleabane Erigeron filifolius - Thread-leaf FleabaneErigeron filifolius var. filifolius Erigeron filifolius var. robustior Erigeron filifolius var. typicus Erigeron flabellifolius - Fan-leaf Fleabane. Erigeron flagellaris - Trailing Fleabane Erigeron flettii - Flett's Fleabane Erigeron foliosus - Leafy FleabaneErigeron foliosus var. confinis Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus Erigeron foliosus var. franciscensis Erigeron foliosus var. mendocinus Erigeron foliosus var. hartwegii
* Erigeron formosissimus - Beautiful Fleabane
Erigeron formosissimus var. formosissimus Erigeron formosissimus var. viscidus Erigeron fragilis Erigeron frigidus Erigeron frondeus Erigeron fruticetorum Erigeron fuertesii Erigeron furcatus Erigeron garrettii - Garrett's Fleabane Erigeron geiseri - Geiser's Fleabane Erigeron glabellus - Streamside FleabaneErigeron glabellus var. glabellus Erigeron glabellus var. pubescens Erigeron glabratus Erigeron glaucus - Beach Aster, Beach Daisy, Seaside Daisy Erigeron goodrichii - Uinta Mountain Fleabane Erigeron gracilis - Quill Fleabane
* Erigeron grandiflorus - Large-flower Fleabane
Erigeron grandiflorus var. arcticus Erigeron grandiflorus var. grandiflorus Erigeron heliographis - Heliograph Peak Fleabane Erigeron hessii - Hess' Fleabane Erigeron howellii - Howell's Fleabane Erigeron hultenii - Hulten's Fleabane Erigeron humilis - Arctic-alpine Fleabane Erigeron hungaricus - endemic to the Tatra Mountains Erigeron hybridus Erigeron hyssopifolius - Hyssop-leaf Fleabane Erigeron inornatus - California Rayless FleabaneErigeron inornatus var. calidipetris Erigeron inornatus var. inornatus Erigeron inornatus var. keilii Erigeron jamaicensis - Jamaica Fleabane Erigeron jonesii - Jones' Fleabane Erigeron kachinensis - Kachina Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus - Latin American Fleabane Erigeron kuschei - Chiricahua Fleabane
* Erigeron lackschewitzii
Erigeron lanatus - Woolly Fleaban Erigeron lassenianus - Mt. Lassen FleabaneErigeron lassenianus var. deficiens Erigeron lassenianus var. lassenianus Erigeron latus - Broad Fleabane Erigeron leibergii - Leiberg's Fleabane Erigeron leiomerus - Rockslide Yellow Fleabane Erigeron lemmonii - Lemmon's Fleabane Erigeron linearis - Desert Yellow Fleabane Erigeron lobatus - Lobed Fleabane Erigeron lonchophyllus Erigeron maguirei - Maguire's Fleabane Erigeron mairei - Atlas Mountains Fleabane Erigeron mancus - Depauperate Fleabane
* Erigeron mariposanus
Erigeron melanocephalus - Black-head Fleabane Erigeron mexiae - Mex's Fleabane Erigeron miser - Starved Fleabane Erigeron miyabeanus - Japanese Fleabane Erigeron modestus - Plains Fleabane Erigeron muirii - Muir's Fleabane Erigeron multiceps - Kern River Fleabane Erigeron multiradiatus - Himalayan Fleabane Erigeron myosotis Erigeron nanus - Dwarf Fleabane Erigeron nauseosus - Marysvale Fleabane Erigeron neglectus Erigeron nematophyllus - Needle-leaf Fleabane Erigeron neomexicanus - New Mexico Fleabane Erigeron ochroleucus - Buff FleabaneErigeron ochroleucus var. ochroleucus Erigeron ochroleucus var. scribneri Erigeron oharai Erigeron oreganus - Gorge Fleabane Erigeron oreophilus - Chaparral Fleabane Erigeron ovinus - Sheep Fleabane Erigeron oxyphyllus - Wand Fleabane
* Erigeron parishii - Parish's Fleabane
Erigeron peregrinus - Wandering Fleabane, Subalpine Fleabane, Foreign FleabaneErigeron peregrinus subsp. callianthemus Erigeron peregrinus subsp. peregrinus Erigeron petrophilus - Cliff Fleabane, Rock daisy (no ray flowers)Erigeron petrophilus var. petrophilus Erigeron petrophilus var. sierrensis Erigeron petrophilus var. viscidulus Erigeron philadelphicus - Philadelphia Fleabane/DaisyErigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus Erigeron philadelphicus var. provancheri Erigeron pinnatisectus - Feather-leaf Fleabane Erigeron piperianus - Piper's Fleabane Erigeron piscaticus - Fish Creek Fleabane Erigeron poliospermus - Purple Cushion Fleabane ** Erigeron poliospermus var. cereusErigeron poliospermus var. poliospermus Erigeron pringlei - Pringle's Fleabane Erigeron procumbens - Corpus Christi Fleabane Erigeron proselyticus - Professor's Fleabane Erigeron pubescens - Hairy Fleabane Erigeron pulchellus - Robin's PlantainErigeron pulchellus var. brauniae Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus Erigeron pulchellus var; tolsteadii Erigeron pulcherrimus - Basin Fleabane Erigeron pumilus - Shaggy FleabaneErigeron pumilus ssp. intermedius Erigeron pumilus var. pumilus Erigeron purpuratus - Purple Fleabane Erigeron pygmaeus - Pygmy Fleabane
* Erigeron quercifolius - Oak-leaf Fleabane
Erigeron radicatus - Tap-root Fleabane Erigeron reductusErigeron reductus var. angustatus Erigeron reductus var. reductus Erigeron religiosus - Clear Creek Fleabane Erigeron rhizomatous - Rhizome Fleabane Erigeron roylei - Royle's Fleabane Erigeron rybius - Royal Fleabane Erigeron rydbergii - Rydberg's Fleabane Erigeron salishii - Star Peak Fleabane Erigeron salmonensis - Salmon River Fleabane Erigeron sanctarum - Saints Fleabane Erigeron saxatilis - Rock Fleabane Erigeron sceptrifer - Scepter-bearing Fleabane Erigeron scopulinus - Winn Falls Fleabane Erigeron serpentinus Erigeron simplex - One-stem Fleabane * Erigeron sionis - Zion Fleabane Erigeron sivinskii Erigeron socorrensis Erigeron speciosus - Aspen FleabaneErigeron speciosus var. macranthus Erigeron speciosus var. speciosus Erigeron strigosus - Prairie FleabaneErigeron strigosus var. beyrichii Erigeron strigosus var. septentrionalis Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus Erigeron subglaber - Hairless Fleabane Erigeron subtrinervis - Three-nerve FleabaneErigeron subtrinervis var. conspicuus Erigeron subtrinervis var. trinervis Erigeron supplex - Supple Fleabane Erigeron tenellus - Rio Grande Fleabane Erigeron tener - Slender Fleabane Erigeron tenuis - Slender-leaf Fleabane
* Erigeron thunbergii - Thunberg's Fleabane
Erigeron tweedyi - Tweedy's Fleabane Erigeron uintahensis - Uinta Fleabane Erigeron uncialis - Lone FleabaneErigeron uncialis subsp. conjugans Erigeron uncialis subsp. uncialis Erigeron uniflorus - One-flowered Fleabane Erigeron untermannii - Indian Canyon Fleabane Erigeron ursinus - Bear River Fleabane Erigeron utahensis - Utah FleabaneErigeron utahensis var. sparsifolius Erigeron utahensis var. utahensis Erigeron vagus - Rambling Fleabane
* Erigeron velutipes
Erigeron vernus - Early White-top Fleabane Erigeron versicolor - Sonora Fleabane Erigeron vetensis - Early Blue-top Fleabane Erigeron vreelandii Erigeron watsonii - Watson's Fleabane Erigeron wilkenii - Wilken's Fleabane Erigeron yukonensis - Yukon Fleabane Erigeron zothecinus - Lake Powell Fleabane
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