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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Asteraceae
Erigeron pulchellus Michx. var. pulchellus
Robin's-plantain
Erigeron: from Greek eri, "early," and geron, "old man," thus meaning "old man in the spring," referring to the fluffy, white seed heads and the early flowering and fruiting of many species
pulchellus: little beautiful
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 6"-18" tall forb covered with spreading hairs; forming large patches |
| Flower: | head 2/3"- 1" wide, 50-100 bluish to white rays, disks yellow and flat; inflorescence with 1 to a few heads per cluster; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | smooth, dry seed on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | mostly basal, oblong to roundish, usually toothed; stem leaves smaller |
| Habitat: | moist; woods, streambanks |
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