Flax-Leaved Horseweed
Erigeron bonariensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- June-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erigeron bonariensis
- Genus
- Erigeron
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands, moist deciduous forests and weed of cultivations
- Habitat type
- Forest, Grassland, Cultivated, Wasteland
- Native to
- S.America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Asteraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Flax-Leaved Horseweed
Flax-Leaved Horseweed (Erigeron bonariensis) is a herb belonging to the Asteraceae family (Daisy/Sunflower family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, capitulum (head) flower clusters, achene with pappus fruit. It is typically found in grasslands, moist deciduous forests and weed of cultivations. Native to S.America, it is distributed across Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-January.
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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