Erigeron canadensis L.

Horseweed, Canada Fleabane

Synonyms: Conyza canadensis, Conyza canadensis var. pusilla, Conyza parva, Erigeron pusillus, Leptilon canadense, Leptilon pusillum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Erigeron

Species: Erigeron canadensis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Erigeron canadensis