Daisy fleabane is a North American native, a member of the sprawling aster family.
Identification: These plants have an erect stem that
has many fine white hairs, and are 1-3′ (30-91 cm) tall. The hairs are antrorsestrigose, botanist talk for "lying down against
the stem, in the upward direction." Leaves are mostly narrow, attached directly to the stem but not wrapped around
it. Most leaves lack teeth. Lower leaves are fatter in the center. Flowers are white, about ½″ (1.5 cm) in diameter, with
50-100 petals and a central yellow disk. They flower from May to September.
Edibility: Not edible. May cause a contact dermatitis.
Up to 5′ (1.5 m) high. Stems have white hairs that grow outward from the stem.
Up to 2′ (60 cm) in height. Stems have dense stiff white hairs. Plants are found at elevations between 4000-6500′ (1.2-2.0 km).
Up to 3′ (1 m) high, with ribbed stems covered with soft white hairs. The hairs grow outward from the stem.
Flowers
White or light pink, about ½″ (1.3 cm) across, over 100 narrow petals and yellow centers. Flowers from April to November.
Flowers may be white, but they are usually violet in color.
Flowers are pale pink, sometimes white, up to ½-¾″ (1.3-1.9 cm) around, with 100-300 petals (more than any other fleabane) and a yellow central disk. They flower from April to June.
Leaves
Leaves alternate, attached to stem but not wrapped around it. Upper leaves narrow and pointed at the ends, with coarse teeth or sometimes no teeth. Lower leaves are more egg-shaped.
Leaves are very narrow.
Basal leaves are spatula-shaped, up to 4″ (10 cm) × 1″ (3 cm), with coarse teeth. Upper leaves may be lance-shaped, but show a wide range of shapes. They usually clasp the stem.
Range/ Zones
USDA Zones: 3a-8a
USDA Zones: 2-7
Habitats
Moist or semi-moist disturbed areas, pastures, abandoned fields, roadsides
Moist soils at the edges of fresh bodies of water, waste areas, fields, roadsides
These plants have an erect stem that has many fine white hairs, and are 1-3′ (30-91 cm) tall. The hairs are antrorse strigose—they lie down against the stem, in the upward direction.
Flowers
White, about ½″ (1.5 cm) in diameter, with 50-100 petals, and a yellow central disk. They flower from May to September.
Leaves
Mostly narrow, with a few fatter in the center, attached directly to the stem but not wrapped around it. Leaves mostly untoothed.
Range/ Zones
Habitats
Dry prairies, well-lit woods and fields, disturbed ground, roadsides