Erigeron bonariensis: Country Or Region Of Origin
Mexico
Plant Profile: Erigeron bonariensis
Taxonomy: Erigeron bonariensisNames
Hairy Fleabane
Phonetic Spelling:er-IJ-er-on boh-nair-ee-EN-sis
Genus:Erigeron
Species:bonariensis
Family:Asteraceae
Hairy Fleabane is a fast-growing summer annual or biennial weed belonging to the daisy family. This plant typically thrives in disturbed environments, such as roadsides, urban settings, and agricultural fields. Its leaves are characterized by a gray-green hue and a hairy texture.
Erigeron bonariensis Feature Summary
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Tags
#weed
#weedy
#summer annual weed
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Erigeron bonariensis Feature Summary
Attributes
Fruit
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
Achene
Cream/Tan
Summer
Fall
Flowers
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.
Gold/Yellow
Green
Cream/Tan
Summer
Bracts
7 - 20 petals/rays
Leaves
Gray-green alternate leaves entire to slightly toothed. Basal leaves as well as ones along the stems.
Green
Gray/Silver
Simple
Alternate
Elliptical
Entire
Dentate
Soft
Whole Plant Traits
Stem
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Erigeron bonariensis Attributes
Erigeron bonariensis: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Erigeron bonariensis: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Erigeron bonariensis Fruit
Erigeron bonariensis: 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
Erigeron bonariensis: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Erigeron bonariensis: Fruit Color
Cream/Tan
Erigeron bonariensis: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Erigeron bonariensis Flowers
Erigeron bonariensis: 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.
Erigeron bonariensis: Flower Color
Cream/Tan
Gold/Yellow
Green
Erigeron bonariensis: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Erigeron bonariensis: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Erigeron bonariensis: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Erigeron bonariensis Leaves
Erigeron bonariensis: Leaf Description
Gray-green alternate leaves entire to slightly toothed. Basal leaves as well as ones along the stems.
Erigeron bonariensis: Leaf Color
Gray/Silver
Green
Erigeron bonariensis: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Erigeron bonariensis: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Erigeron bonariensis: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Erigeron bonariensis: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Erigeron bonariensis: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Erigeron bonariensis: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Erigeron bonariensis Whole Plant Traits
Erigeron bonariensis: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Erigeron bonariensis: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Erigeron bonariensis: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Erigeron bonariensis: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Erigeron bonariensis Stem
Erigeron bonariensis: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
