Scientific Name
Erigeron pulchellus

Common Name
Robin-plantain

Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: 6 to 20 inches
Flower/fruit: 1 to 1.5 inch flower heads with 30 to 50 thin violet or pink petals surrounding a flat yellow central disc
Flowering Season: Spring to early summer
Foliage: Basal leaves are well stalked, broad toward the tip and either toothed or slightly lobed; stem leaves are smaller and clasping at the base; covered with soft hairs; hollow stem
Site: Rich woods, roadsides
Comments: Spreads by runners
 
 

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