Stenactis annua (L.) Nees
Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.
Daisy fleabane, rough fleabane, eastern daisy fleabane
Daisy fleabane is a very common member of the aster family, and a North and Central American native. “Fleabane” is based on the belief that the dried plants repelled fleas.
Plants: Up to 5′ (1.5 m) high. Stems have white hairs that grow outward from the stem.
Leaves: Leaves branch alternately from one side of the other, rather than from both sides at once. Upper leaves are narrow and pointed at the ends, with coarse teeth or sometimes no teeth. Leaves near the base of the plant are more egg-shaped, and coarsely toothed or cleft. Leaves are 2–6″ (5–15 cm) long.
Flowers: White or light pink to pale lavender, about ½″ (1.3 cm) across, with 40-100 tiny ray florets and yellow centers. This plant flowers abundantly.
Fruits: Fruit is a small nondescript seed head, the fine seed is less than 1 millimeter long, brown and nearly plumeless.
Habitats: Moist or semi-moist disturbed areas, pastures, abandoned fields, roadsides.
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Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. var. discoideus (Vict. & J. Rousseau) Cronquist
Stenactis annua (L.) Nees
Stenactis annua (L.) Nees
7/25/2025 · River Point Conservation Area, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9 cm) 
9/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 3½ × 3½″ (8.7 × 8.6 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
6/8/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) ID is uncertain 
7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm) 
About .75" x .75". · 1/5/2026 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts ID is uncertain 
6/14/2016 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire 
6/14/2016 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire 
9/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 5″ (11 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain 
7/20/2021 · Otter Brrok Preserve, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 3½ × 6″ (9.4 × 14 cm) 
7/20/2021 · Otter Brrok Preserve, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 6″ (11 × 15 cm) 
7/25/2025 · River Point Conservation Area, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 3½ × 3″ (9.6 × 8 cm) 
7/7/2025 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 4 × 4½″ (10 × 11 cm) 
6/24/2015 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Ctr, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 12″ (21 × 31 cm) 
10/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) 
7/7/2012 · Gibbet Hill, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain 
6/13/2016 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 
6/14/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
6/27/2016 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts 
9/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 3 × 2½″ (8.3 × 7 cm) ID is uncertain 
6/27/2012 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) ID is uncertain 
6/15/2012 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) ID is uncertain 
6/22/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) 
6/15/2012 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain 
9/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm) ID is uncertain 
6/20/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hampshire 
8/4/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
6/20/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hampshire 
7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4½″ (15 × 12 cm) 
6/27/2013 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 4 × 3″ (11 × 7.4 cm) 
6/27/2016 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts 
6/23/2017 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 4 × 3½″ (10 × 8.7 cm) 
6/13/2016 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 
6/22/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 8″ (14 × 20 cm) 
6/20/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hampshire 
6/23/2017 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (12 × 18 cm) 
7/20/2021 · Otter Brrok Preserve, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 3 × 3″ (7.7 × 8.2 cm) 
6/24/2015 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Ctr, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 5″ (15 × 12 cm) 
6/22/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 5″ (14 × 13 cm) 
7/25/2025 · River Point Conservation Area, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 4 × 2½″ (10 × 7.3 cm) 
10/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) 
7/7/2012 · Gibbet Hill, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 3 × 2″ (7.9 × 5.8 cm) ID is uncertain 
6/22/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 8″ (14 × 20 cm) 
7/27/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 4 × 3½″ (11 × 9.6 cm) ID is uncertain 
6/23/2017 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm) 
6/13/2016 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 
7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm) 
6/24/2015 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Ctr, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 2½ × 3″ (6.9 × 7.9 cm) 
7/26/2025 · River Point Conservation Area, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 3½ × 6″ (9.6 × 14 cm) 
6/14/2016 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire 
7/25/2025 · River Point Conservation Area, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) 
6/23/2017 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 46 cm) 
6/13/2016 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
| Genus | Erigeron | From Greek eri, “early,” and geron, “old man,” for the fluffy white seed heads and early flowering |
| Species | annuus | Latin for “annual,” because the plant lives a single season |
Erigeron annuus description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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