Erigeron philadelphicus




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Synonyms Erigeron amplexicaulis Desfontaines; Erigeron hyemalis Rafinesque; Erigeron philadelphicus L. forma angustatus Victorin & J. Rousseau; Erigeron philadelphicus L. forma purpureus (Aiton) Farwell; Erigeron philadelphicus L. forma scaturicola (Fernald) Cronquist; Erigeron philadelphicus L. var. glaber J. K. Henry; Erigeron philadelphicus L. var. provancheri (Victorin & J. Rousseau) B. Boivin; Erigeron philadelphicus L. var. scaturicola (Fernald) Fernald; Erigeron provancheri Victorin & J. Rousseau; Erigeron pulchellus Michaux var. townsendii Peattie; Erigeron purpureus Aiton; Erigeron purpureus Aiton var. attenuatus Nuttall; Erigeron scaturicola Fernald; Tessenia philadelphica (L.) Lunell; Tessenia philadelphica (L.) Lunell var. acaulescens Lunell
Common name (Japanese common name) haru-jion [spring aster]
(English common name) daisy fleabane, Philadelphia fleabane, Philadelphia daisy
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) [native] USA
Chromosomal number 2n=18
Description Plants 30-80cm. Leaves 5-15cm length, 1.5-3cm width. Flowers white or pink ligulate corollas 5-7mm, flowering in March to August (also in Octover to November). Perennial plants, winter annual plants or annual plants.
Reference Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Herbicidal amide compounds and their uses (US Patent 4657581/1987)
Herbicidal composition and weeding method (US Patent 5686386/1997)
Hair dye and hair-dyeing methods using the same (US Patent 6656229/2003)
Hair dye and hair-dyeing methods using the same (US Patent 6849096/2005)
Herbicide compositions and weedkilling method using the same (US Patent 7144842/2006)
Note Naturalized plants (ca. 1920).



May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge



November 2006
at open field
May 2007
at lowland forest edge



May 2007
at lowland forest edge
November 2006
at open field