Fleabane
Erigeron oxyodontus
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Genus:
- Erigeron
- Species:
- Erigeron oxyodontus
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 1-2 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, white
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★★☆☆ Based on number of butterfly and moth species using this genus as host plant (Source: National Wildlife Federation)
- Bee Keystone:
- ★★☆☆☆ Based on number of native bee species using this genus for pollen and nectar (Source: National Wildlife Federation)
Reported Fauna Sightings
Bees: American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), Black-tailed bumble bee (Bombus melanopygus), Black-tailed bumble bee (Bombus melanopygus), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis), Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Fernald cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus flavidus), Fernald cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus flavidus), Forest bumble bee (Bombus sylvicola), Forest bumble bee (Bombus sylvicola), Fuzzy-horned bumble bee (Bombus mixtus), Fuzzy-horned bumble bee (Bombus mixtus), Half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans), Half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans), Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus insularis), Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus insularis), Lemon cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus citrinus), Lemon cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus citrinus), Northern amber bumble bee (Bombus borealis), Northern amber bumble bee (Bombus borealis), Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus), Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus), Southern plains bumble bee (Bombus fraternus), Southern plains bumble bee (Bombus fraternus), Tri-colored bumble bee (Bombus ternarius), Tri-colored bumble bee (Bombus ternarius), Two-form bumble bee (Bombus bifarius), Two-form bumble bee (Bombus bifarius), Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus), Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus), van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei), van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei), Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), White-shouldered bumble bee (Bombus appositus), White-shouldered bumble bee (Bombus appositus), Yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus), Yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus), Yellow head bumble bee (Bombus flavifrons), Yellow head bumble bee (Bombus flavifrons), Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola), Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola), Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii), Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) Butterflies:American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), Appalachian Eyed Brown (Lethe appalachia), Appalachian Eyed Brown (Lethe appalachia), ⚠️Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos), ⚠️Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos), Azure sp. (Celastrina Tutt), Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus), Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus), Barred Yellow (Eurema daira), Barred Yellow (Eurema daira), Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator), Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator), Bronze Copper (Tharsalea hyllus), Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus), Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus), (Pieris rapae), (Pieris rapae), Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus canadensis), Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius), Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius), Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Cloudywing sp. (Thorybes Scudder), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Swallowtails (Papilio Linnaeus), Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala), Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala), Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis), Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis), Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus), Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus), Crescents (Phyciodes Hübner), Crossline Skipper (Limochores Scudder), Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole), Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole), Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion), Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion), Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes), Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes), Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus), Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Duskywing sp. (Erynnis Schrank), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes), Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala), Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala), (Thymelicus lineola), (Thymelicus lineola), Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolatus), Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolatus), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus), Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus), Great Southern White (Ascia monuste), Great Southern White (Ascia monuste), Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele), Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele), Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae), Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae), Hairstreak sp. (Satyrium Scudder), Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades), Horace's Duskywing (Gesta Evans), Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius), Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius), Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Little Glassywing (Vernia verna), Little Glassywing (Vernia verna), Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), 🛑Loammi Skipper (Atrytonopsis loammi), 🛑Loammi Skipper (Atrytonopsis loammi), Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus), Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus), Midsummer Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus Scopoli), ⚠️Monarch (Danaus plexippus), (Asbolis capucinus), Northern Broken-Dash (Polites egeremet), Northern Cloudywing (Cecropterus Herrich-Schäffer), Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon), Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon), Oak Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius), Oak Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius), Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola), Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Palamedes Swallowtail (Pterourus palamedes), Palatka Skipper (Euphyes pilatka), Palatka Skipper (Euphyes pilatka), Palmetto Skipper (Euphyes arpa), Palmetto Skipper (Euphyes arpa), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops), Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Ringlets (Coenonympha Hübner), Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina panoquin), Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina panoquin), Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas), Southern Broken-Dash (Polites otho), Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia), Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia), Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus troilus), Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier), Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier), Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton), Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles), Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles), Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata), Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Viceroy (Limenitis archippus), Whirlabout (Polites vibex), Whirlabout (Polites vibex), White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae), White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae), White-m Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album), White-m Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album), Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae), Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae), Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco), Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco), Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia), Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia), Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus), Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rocky, well-drained, nutrient-poor soil
- pH:
- 6.0 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- dry to moderate
- Notes:
- native to mountainous regions with sparse vegetation