Common name:
Mexican fleabane
Family:
Scientific name:
Erigeron karvinskianus
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of the UK; especially common in the southwest. An introduced species, originally from Mexico
Height:
Up to 50 cm
Habitat:
Roadsides, rocky and stony places, waste ground
Flowers:
Small clusters, less often solitary, on top of sparsely hairy stems; flowerheads have numerous narrow white ray florets around a centre of green to yellow ray florets (pinkish underneath, and in bud)
Leaves:
Lower leaves are broadly obovate, with two shallow lobes near the tip, while the (alternate) stem leaves are narrower. All leaves are hairy, and have a prominent midvein
Season:
April to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
