Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)



     Philadelphia Fleabane grows six inches to 2-1/2 feet tall. In spring, it produces aster-like flowers with yellow centers of tubular disk flowers. The flowers are about an inch wide, surrounded by 100 to 150 narrow, white to pinkish-purple rays. The leaves are alternate, simple, and up to six inches long, with heart-shaped lower leaves. It grows in open grasslandsprairiesmeadowsroadsideswoodland edges, and even urban green spaces across North America.  (LS)