Genus

Erigeron (Fleabanes and horseweeds)

Erigeron canadensis. Photo: (c) Svetlana Nesterova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Erigeron (/ɪˈrɪdʒərɒn/) is a large genus of plants in the daisy family. It is sometimes confused with other closely related genera, Aster and the true daisy Bellis. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution in dry, mountainous areas and grassland, with the highest diversity in North America.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Asterales (Sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies)
        Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies)
        Subfamily: Asteroideae
        Tribe: Astereae (Asters and allies)
        Subtribe: Conyzinae
        Genus: Erigeron (Fleabanes and horseweeds)
        Species: Erigeron canadensis (Horseweed)
        Species: Erigeron glaucus (Seaside daisy)
        Species: Erigeron foliosus (Leafy fleabane)
        Species: Erigeron aliceae (Alice eastwood’s fleabane)
        Section: Quercifolium (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Erigeron canadensis (Horseweed)

Species: Erigeron glaucus (Seaside daisy)

Species: Erigeron foliosus (Leafy fleabane)

Species: Erigeron aliceae (Alice eastwood’s fleabane)

Section: Quercifolium

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