About Flax-Leaved Horseweed
Erigeron bonariensis is a species in the family Asteraceae, 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. Common names of E. bonariensis include flax-leaf fleabane, wavy-leaf fleabane, Argentine fleabane, hairy horseweed, asthma weed and hairy fleabane.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erigeron bonariensis
- Genus
- Erigeron
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands, moist deciduous forests and weed of cultivations
- Native to
- S.America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Flax-Leaved Horseweed belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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