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Prairie Fleabane

Erigeron strigosus

87
Keystone

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

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Height
About 3 feet
Light
Sun
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to average
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At a glance

Life cycle
Annual, biennial or perennial
Bloom
Late spring
Fruiting season
Spring to summer

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 60 Arkansas counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food. 24 animals.

All wildlife of Arkansas

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

27CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Erigeron

  • Abagrotis magnicupidaOne-Dotted Dart
  • Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
  • Bucculatrix angustataNarrow Bucculatrix
  • Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
  • Chlosyne nycteisSilvery Checkerspot
  • Ctenoplusia oxygrammaSharp-Stigma Looper Moth
  • Cucullia alfarataCamphorweed Cucullia, Halloween Paint, Camphorweed Cucullia
  • Cucullia speyeriSpeyer's Cucullia, Speyer's Paint
  • Eugnosta erigeronanaFleabane Cochylid
  • Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
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  • Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Herpetogramma thestealisZigzag Herpetogramma, Subtle-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
  • Leuconycta diphteroidesGreen Leuconycta
  • 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
  • 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

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Flower color
White
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Single crown
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 · “Late 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 · “Single crown” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth rate · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Height · “About 3 feet” · USDA PLANTS (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Minnesota Wildflowers differ) · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Life cycle · “Annual, biennial or perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (ranked first; Minnesota Wildflowers differs)
  • Light · “Sun” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Also known as

Daisy Flea Bane

Conservation status

Arkansas rankSNR
Global rankG5
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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