| Scientific Name | Erigeron philadelphicus | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Aster ( Asteraceae ) | ||||||||||||
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Upright, slender, hairy, short-lived perennial to 28 in. Stem usually solitary, grooved, branching in upper portion. Flower: Head to 1 in. 150-400 white threadlike ray flowers, many yellow disk flowers. Heads solitary, at ends of slender branches. May form large, loose terminal cluster. Leaves:To 6 in. long. Basal leaves long-stalked, margins toothed or lbed. Upper leaves stalkless and clasping stem at base of blade, with margins entire or shallowly toothed. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 25 | |||||||||||||
Dec-May, sporadically in fall
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Other Color - pink |
| In addtion to a primary listing with the white-colored flowers, at times the pink category may be more appropriate. . |