Erigeron bonariensis
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| Growing in the Northern_Territory, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. bonariensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron bonariensis | |
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| Occurrence data from GBIF | |
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Synonymy
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Erigeron bonariensis is a species of Erigeron, found throughout the tropics and subtropics as a pioneer plant; its precise origin is unknown, but most likely it stems from Central America or South America. It has become naturalized in many other regions, including North America, Europe and Australia.[2][3][4][5]
Names
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Common names include flax-leaf fleabane, wavy-leaf fleabane, Argentine fleabane, hairy horseweed, asthma weed and hairy fleabane.[6]
Description
Erigeron bonariensis grows up to 75 cm (29.5 in) in height and its leaves are covered with stiff hairs, including long hairs near the apex of the bracts. Its flower heads have white ray florets and yellow disc florets. It can easily be confused with Erigeron canadensis, which grows taller, and E. sumatrensis.[7]
It flowers in August and continues fruiting until the first frosts. It is instantly recognisable by its blue-green foliage, very narrow, undulate stem-leaves, and purple-tipped involucral bracts. It reproduces only by seed, which are easily blown and spread by wind.
Habitat
Erigeron bonariensis is a rare alien in southeastern England, found along walls and in cracks in pavements and concrete driveways. It is widespread throughout Australia, where it thrives on roadsides, fallows, pastures, gardens, lawns, footpaths, parks, riparian vegetation, forest and wetland perimeters, waste dumps and disturbed grounds.[8][9]
References
- ^ Tropicos, Erigeron bonariensis L.
- ^ Flora of China, Erigeron bonariensis L. 1753. 香丝草 xiang si cao
- ^ Comprehensive profile for Conyza bonariensis Archived 2006-11-10 at the Wayback Machine, Malta Wild Plants
- ^ Conyza bonariensis, Flowers in Israel
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cespica di Buenos Aires, Erigeron bonariensis L. includes photos and European distribution map
- ^ "Conyza bonariensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Conyza bonariensis, International Environmental Weed Foundation
- ^ [1] Tall Fleabane by Agriculture of Victoria
- ^ [2] Brisbane City Council Weed Identification Tool
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