Erigeron philadelphicus
Siting Information
- Date: June 3, 2021
- Time: 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Oley Valley Youth League, Inc. (446 Bertolet Mill Road, Oley, PA 19547)
- Habitat: next to a parking lot at the edge of a large grass field with sporadic deciduous trees; the flower location has times of shade and times of sun
- Weather: approximately 80 degrees Fahrenheit, immediately after a torrential but quick rainfall
The plant was at least two feet tall, one of the identifying characteristics that this was the common variety. Several individuals were growing densely packed at the edge of the field. Fleabane leaves are arranged alternating up the stem.
Common Fleabane flowers have many narrow white petals and a flat, yellow center. Hair along the stem was soft. The fact that their toothed leaves also clasp the stem at their base is another species identifier. (Newcomb, 2011, p. 382)
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