Hairy Fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Found in fields, disturbed areas. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

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Light: Full sun
Soil moisture: Dry to somewhat dry

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At a glance

Life cycle: Annual
Bloom: April to October

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Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Leaves

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Recorded in 31 Florida counties.

Habitats

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

25CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Erigeron

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
Eugnosta erigeronanaFleabane Cochylid
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
Herpetogramma thestealisZigzag Herpetogramma, Subtle-Feathered Grass Moth

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Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
Leuconycta diphteroidesGreen Leuconycta
Lioptilodes albistriolatusMousy Plume Moth
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 frondariaSouthern Emerald
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Hellinsia chlorias
Xenotemna pallorana

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

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Asteraceae
Flower color: Cream, yellow or green

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

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “April to October” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Flower color · “Cream, yellow or green” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Annual” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Occasionally dry; Very dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Conyza bonariensis

Conservation status

Florida rank	SNA
Global rank	G5
FL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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