Erigeron annuus
(L.) Pers.
Annual fleabane, Daisy fleabane
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Summary
Source: WikipediaErigeron annuus (formerly Aster annuus), the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane, or eastern daisy fleabane, is a species of herbaceous flowering plant, annual or biennial, in the family Asteraceae.
Description
A herb. It grows 30 cm to 1.5 m tall. The stems are erect and hairy. The lower leaves are oblong and in rings. The leaves are hairy and have teeth. They are 10 cm long. The flower heads have about 80 tightly packed white flowers. These have yellow diskes around them.
Edible Uses
Young plants can be eaten boiled.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are boiled and eaten.
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Medicinal Uses
None known.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in disturbed sites throughout Canada. In China it grows from sea level to 1,100 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Canada, China, Korea, Europe, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, North America*, Slovenia, Tibet, USA,
Propagation
Sow seed in spring in situ. Germination usually occurs within four weeks.
Other Uses
None known.
Notes
There are about 200 Erigeron species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Enoletna suholetnica, Gaemangcho, Kaemangcho'o
References (11)
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- MacKinnon, A., et al, 2009, Edible & Medicinal Plants of Canada. Lone Pine. p 347
- Paoletti, M.G., Dreon, A.L., and Lorenzoni, G.G., 1995, Pistic, Traditional Food from Western Friuli, NE Italy. Economic Botany 49(1) pp 26-30
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