Flora of East-Central Indiana

Daisy
Scientific Name Erigeron philadephicus  L.
Family Name Asteraceae (aster/daisy)

 

Characteristics

Habitat: moist soils, disturbed areas, open fields or woods
Plant Height: almost 3' (1m) tall; erect, single or multiple stems from the base
Flower Color: white to pink
Flower: composed of ray (outer-most) and disk (inner) flowers; ray flowers are 100 or more pistillate flowers per flower head; disk flowers can be up to 1 cm in radius, yellow at apex, stamens 5
Inflorescence: loose cymose arrangement of flower heads terminating stems
Fruit: pubescent achene
Leaves: alternate; sessile; typically strigose to villous above and below.
Bloom Time: April-June
Origins: native
Other: some people can have a reaction after handling the plant; in the past, a tea was made from the plant to use as a diuretic and astringent

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general plant habit leaves terminal flowers form

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FSEEC
Field Station and
Environmental Education Center
Ball State University, Muncie, IN



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