Carried by 1 nurseries
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Erigeron divergens is a flowering plant in the daisy family. Common names include spreading fleabane and branching fleabane. It bears small, attractive daisylike flowers with up to 150 ray flowers, giving the round flowerhead a frilly look. The flowers may be white or a light shade of purple. The plump yellow or greenish-yellow centers are made up of tiny disk flowers. It is a plant of many habitats from desert to low-elevation mountains in western North America, especially the American southwest.
Annual herb
2 ft Tall
Yellow, White, Lavender
Spring, Summer
Groundcover
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate
Moderate
1, 2*, 3*, 7*, 8, 9, 10*, 11, 12, 14*, 15, 16, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Desert
Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 14 likely
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Gabb's Checkerspot
Chlosyne gabbii
Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
Sierra Nevada Checkerspot
Chlosyne whitneyi