8901.000 Erigeron L. - Fleabanes

Wild, H. (1975) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 4. Astereae. Kirkia 10(1) 1-72

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, 3-5-lobed at least below. Capitula terminal on the branches (in ours), heterogamous, radiate; ray florets female, 1(-2)-seriate, rays longer than pappus; disk florets yellow, bisexual. Receptacle flat, naked. Achenes ± terete or flattened. Pappus of a single series of white minutely barbellate setae.

Worldwide: c.150 species, cosmopolitan, but especially N America.

Malawi: 6 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
bonariensis L.[Agg]	N,C,S
bonariensis L.	S
canadensis L.	S	Description, Image
karvinskianus DC.	N,C,S	Description, Image
steudelii (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.	N
sumatrensis Retz.	N,C,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Erigeron
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Flora of Caprivi: Erigeron
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Erigeron
Flora of Mozambique: Erigeron
Flora of Zambia: Erigeron
Flora of Zimbabwe: Erigeron
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Erigeron

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