Hairy Fleabane Erigeron bonariensis
Previously known as:
- Conyza bonariensis
- Phonetic Spelling
- er-IJ-er-on boh-nair-ee-EN-sis
- Description
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Hairy Fleabane is a rapidly growing summer annual or biennial weed in the daisy family. It is found in disturbed sides, roadsides, urban areas, and cultivated fields. It has gray green hairy leaves.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Erigeron
- Species:
- bonariensis
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mexico
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Weed
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Description:
- Looks like a small “puffball” of a dandelion bristle bearing seeds form a fuzzy, spherical, cream-colored "head". Seeds are tiny, narrow, football-shaped, or oblong, and approximately 1/17 of an inch
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Bracts
- Flower Description:
- Head flowers are found on the end of stems with a green, cup-shaped base formed by bracts that overlap. It tapers toward the top with small, yellow disk flowers surrounded by cream-colored bristles.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Soft
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Description:
- Gray-green alternate leaves entire to slightly toothed. Basal leaves as well as ones along the stems.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
