# Leafy Fleabane

*Erigeron foliosus*

The name 'Fleabane' originates from a medieval belief that the plant could be dried and burned to drive away fleas and other pests.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae › Erigeron
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Dry rocky slopes, chaparral, and open coniferous forests.
- **Diet:** Photosynthetic (Sunlight, CO2, and soil nutrients).
- **Range:** California, Oregon, Baja California, Nevada
- **Size:** 20-80 cm in height
- **Lifespan:** 3-7 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Urban development, habitat fragmentation, and competition from invasive non-native grasses.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless and safe to approach. Avoid trampling or picking the flowers to allow for natural seed dispersal and to support local pollinators.

## About

Erigeron foliosus , known by the common names leafy daisy and leafy fleabane , is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/48d7297a-28e2-4d4a-b5f4-31c1a13325d6
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57972
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erigeron foliosus
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/125979828/medium.jpg (Madeleine Claire, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

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