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Erigeron is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution with the highest species diversity in North America.

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.

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 and Coleophora squamosella (which feeds exclusively on E. acris).

Selected species, subspecies and varieties
Erigeron acer
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Erigeron acer

Eastern Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
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Eastern Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)

Streamside Fleabane (Erigeron glabellus)
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Streamside Fleabane (Erigeron glabellus)

Large-flower Fleabane (Erigeron grandiflorus)
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Large-flower Fleabane (Erigeron grandiflorus)

Latin America Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus)
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Latin America Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus)

Erigeron acris, from Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
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Erigeron acris, from Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885

Rough Fleabane (Erigeron asper)
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Rough Fleabane (Erigeron asper)

Western Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron bellidiastrum)
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Western Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron bellidiastrum)

Tufted Fleabane (Erigeron caespitosus)
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Tufted Fleabane (Erigeron caespitosus)

Hoary Fleabane (Erigeron canus)
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Hoary Fleabane (Erigeron canus)

Fern-leaf Fleabane (Erigeron compactus)
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Fern-leaf Fleabane (Erigeron compactus)

Spreading Fleabane (Erigeron divergens)
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Spreading Fleabane (Erigeron divergens)

Trailing Fleabane (Erigeron flagellaris)
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Trailing Fleabane (Erigeron flagellaris)

Hyssop-leaf Fleabane (Erigeron hyssopifolius)
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Hyssop-leaf Fleabane (Erigeron hyssopifolius)

Plains Fleabane (Erigeron modestus)
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Plains Fleabane (Erigeron modestus)

Subalpine Fleabane (Erigeron peregrinus)
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Subalpine Fleabane (Erigeron peregrinus)

Image:Erigeron-philadelphicus01.jpg|Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) Image:Erigeron-procumbens01.jpg|Corpus Christi Fleabane (Erigeron procumbens) Image:Erigeron-pulchellus01.jpg|Robin's Fleabane (Erigeron pulchellus) Image:Erigeron-pumilus01.jpg|Shaggy Fleabane (Erigeron pumilus) Image:Erigeron-subtrinervis01.jpg|Three-nerve Fleabane (Erigeron subtrinervis) Image:Erigeron-tenuis01.jpg|Slender-leaf Fleabane (Erigeron tenuis) Image:Erigeron-uniflorus01.jpg|One-flower Fleabane (Erigeron uniflorus) Image:Erigeron-vernus01.jpg|Early White-top Fleabane (Erigeron vernus)


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