Annual fleabane, Daisy fleabane
Erigeron annuus

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 30 cm to 1.5 m tall. The stems are erect and hairy. The lower leaves are oblong and in rings. The leaves are hairy and have teeth. They are 10 cm long. The flower heads have about 80 tightly packed white flowers. These have yellow diskes around them.

There are about 200 Erigeron species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in disturbed sites throughout Canada. In China it grows from sea level to 1,100 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Canada, China, Korea, Europe, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, North America (country/location of origin), Slovenia, Tibet, USA

How it is used for food

The young leaves are boiled and eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves, stem

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Enoletna suholetnica, Gaemangcho, Kaemangcho'o

Synonyms

Aster annuus L.; Stenactis annua (L.) Nees; and others