Oakleaf Fleabane
Erigeron quercifolius
Oakleaf fleabane is a Southeastern perennial with lobed basal leaves and airy sprays of small white-to-lavender daisies in spring, an easy, adaptable native for sunny, sandy gardens and lawns. Recorded as a minor Indigenous food, though no preparation is documented and handling the plant causes dermatitis in sensitive people.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, yellow, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, NC, SC
Related native plants
More Erigeron species
- Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)
- Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus)
- Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus)
- Cutleaf Daisy (Erigeron compositus)
- Aspen Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus)
- Spreading Fleabane (Erigeron divergens)