Erigeron strigosus
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Erigeron strigosus Willd. |
Erigeron strigosus is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name plains fleabane. It is native to eastern North America, and it is present in western North America as a somewhat weedy naturalized species. This is an annual or biennial daisy reaching heights of anywhere from 30 to 80 centimeters. It has hairy, petioled, oval-shaped leaves a few centimeters long mostly on the lower part of the plant. The spindly, branching stem has inflorescences of several flower heads each. The tiny head is less than a centimeter wide and has white ray florets surrounding a golden center.