Philadelphia Fleabane

Erigeron philadelphicus

91

Keystone

Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height: About 2.8 feet
Spread: 1–1.5 feet
Light: Full sun
Soil moisture: Dry to average

Space about 1 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 100 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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Erigeron philadelphicus — whole plant photograph — (c) Skyler Principe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph

At a glance

Life cycle: Biennial
Bloom: Mid spring
Fruiting season: Spring to summer

Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 60 Alabama counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

28CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Erigeron

Abagrotis magnicupidaOne-Dotted Dart
Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
Autographa precationisCommon Looper Moth
Bucculatrix angustataNarrow Bucculatrix
Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
Chlosyne nycteisSilvery Checkerspot
Ctenoplusia oxygrammaSharp-Stigma Looper Moth
Eugnosta erigeronanaFleabane Cochylid
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth

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Herpetogramma thestealisZigzag Herpetogramma, Subtle-Feathered Grass Moth
Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
Leuconycta diphteroidesGreen Leuconycta
Lioptilodes albistriolatusMousy Plume Moth
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Phyciodes tharosPearl Crescent, Crescentspot
Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
Schinia arcigeraArcigera Flower Moth
Schinia lynxLynx Flower Moth
Schinia obscurataObscure Schinia Moth, Erigeron Flower Moth
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Hellinsia chlorias
Xenotemna pallorana

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

74BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Erigeron

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

9Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Erigeron

Andrena asteris
Andrena fulvipennis
Andrena nubecula
Andrena simplex
Colletes americanus
Colletes simulans
Melissodes illatus
Perdita boltoniae
Protandrena aestivalis

Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Erigeron

Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Tympanuchus pallidicinctusLesser Prairie-Chicken

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Beetles 2

Diabrotica 12-punctata
Trichius piger

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Flies 10

Aldrichia ehrmanii
Calythea albicincta
Cistogaster occidua
Epigrimyia floridensis
Phorantha purpurascens
Sarcophaga sinuata
Scepsis fulvicollis
Siphona geniculata
Sphaerophoria cylindrica
Zodion fulvifrons

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Adult butterflies / moths 3

Ancyloxypha numitor
Limochores taumas
Phyciodes tharos

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 3

Leionotus clypeatus
Leionotus illinoensis
Sphex vulgaris

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other insects 3

Calocoris rapidus
Corizus lateralis
Lygus pratensis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Asteraceae
Hardiness: Zones 2–7
Flower color: White
Growth rate: Moderate
Growth habit: Spreads by runners
Foliage color: Green
Fruit begins: Spring
Fruit ends: Summer

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Mid spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Flower color · “White” · USDA PLANTS (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center differs) · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit begins · “Spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit ends · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth habit · “Spreads by runners” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth rate · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Hardiness · “Zones 2–7” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “About 2.8 feet” · USDA PLANTS (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, Minnesota Wildflowers differ) · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Life cycle · “Biennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (ranked first; Minnesota Wildflowers differs)
Light · “Full sun” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Soil · “Dry to medium” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Spread · “1–1.5 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Conservation status

Alabama rank	SNR
Global rank	G5
AL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Growing cautions

Spreads by runners. USDA PLANTS lists its growth form as stoloniferous. USDA PLANTS

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