Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
28CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY
Genus host records with ranges including KY · 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
- Cucullia floreaGray Hooded Owlet
- Cucullia speyeriSpeyer's Cucullia, Speyer's Paint
- 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
- 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
- Parectopa plantaginisella
- Xenotemna pallorana
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
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
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
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 · 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 · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Life cycle · “Biennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- 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
Also known as
Philadelphia Fleabane
Conservation status
| Kentucky rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5 |
| KY status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- tnky_atlas
- usda
- nc_flora
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- 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
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications