Erigeron vernus

Erigeron vernus is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name early white-top fleabane.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States from Virginia to Louisiana.[4]

Erigeron vernus
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Erigeron vernus
S.L.Welsh & Goodrich 1983
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Erigeron vernus grows in moist locations in flatwoods and savannahs, and sometimes in ditches and by roadsides. It is a biennial or perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall, producing rhizomes and a woody underground caudex. The inflorescence is made up of 1–25 flower heads in flat-topped arrays. Each head contains 25–40 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[3][5]

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