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Definition: Erigeron philadelphicus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada.[Wordnet].

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Extended Definition: Erigeron philadelphicus


Erigeron philadelphicus

Philadelphia fleabane
Flowerheads
Flowerheads
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. philadelphicus
Binomial name
Erigeron philadelphicus

Erigeron philadelphicus (Philadelphia fleabane) is a plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae.

Description

Erigeron philadelphicus is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on hairy stems. The flowers are pink-rayed, yellow centered, borne in spring.


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