Flowers of Ontario - Daisy Fleabane

in #nature7 years ago (edited)

Does it look like an aster? Don't be fooled, it's a different genus entirely.

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This common flower of the summer months can be found throughout Southern Ontario. Called the Daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus), it can grow as a perennial or biennial. The flower heads are white with yellow centres and this species generally grows on dry sites and open fields as well as tolerating a wide variety of soil conditions like sand and clay.

This plant isn't to be confused with the Oxeye Daisy, which looks like this:

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