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.

Burundi: 5 taxa.

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Species		Content
bonariensis L.
karvinskianus DC.		Description, Image
schimperi (A.Rich.) Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.
steudelii (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.
sumatrensis Retz.		Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Erigeron
Flora of Caprivi: Erigeron
Flora of the DRC: Erigeron
Flora of Malawi: Erigeron
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Erigeron
Flora of Mozambique: Erigeron
Flora of Rwanda: Erigeron
Flora of Zambia: Erigeron
Flora of Zimbabwe: Erigeron
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Erigeron

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Erigeron
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Erigeron
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Erigeron
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iNaturalist: Erigeron
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Erigeron
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Erigeron
Plants of the World Online: Erigeron
Tropicos: Erigeron
Wikipedia: Erigeron