Corpus Christi Fleabane

Erigeron procumbens

Family: Asteraceae

Plant Description: Perennial with prostrate or low-ascending stems and thickish leaves 3-9 cm long, alternate, spatulate. Heads solitary on erect peduncles, 1.5-2 cm wide. Disks yellow; rays white, many, thin and dense. Ends of petals often curled down under. Root at stem nodes.

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Field Identification:

Occurrence: Frequent on coastal sands in swales, depressions, and other moist or low places.

Bloom Period: February -December

Plant Use:

Key to the six species of Erigeron is found in Plants of the Texas Coastal Bend by Roy L. Leyman, Ruth O’Brien and Tammy White.