Erigeron karvinskianus, the Mexican fleabane, is a species of daisy-like flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and parts of Central America.
Other common names include Latin American fleabane,Calflora taxon report, University of California, Erigeron karvinskianus DC., Latin American fleabane Santa Barbara daisy, Spanish daisy, Karwinsky's fleabane, or bony-tip fleabane.
Description It is a vigorous, spreading perennial plant growing from woody rhizomes to a maximum height of . Its leaves are located along the stem, the basal leaves dying off as the plant bolts. They are sometimes slightly toothed or lobed near the tips. The inflorescences hold one or more flower heads which are each about 1 cm (0.4 inches) wide. They have golden yellow disc florets in the center surrounded by a fringe of up to 80 white to pinkish ray florets.Flora of North America, Erigeron karvinskianus de Candolle. 1836. Karwinsky’s fleabane
Flowering In the UK, it flowers from May to October.Claire Austin website
Distribution Erigeron karvinskianus is native to much of Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela.Solbrig, O. T. 1962. The South American species of Erigeron. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 191: 3–79García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad UniversitariaNesom, G.L. and J.F. Pruski. 2011. Resurrected species of Erigeron (Asteraceae: Astereae) from Central America.Phytoneuron 2011-36: 1–10. and is naturalized in many other places,CABI, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International, Invasive Species Compendium, Erigeron karvinskianus (Karwinsky’s fleabane) including parts of Africa and Europe,Altervista Flora Italiana, Cespica di von Karwinski auf Karwin, Erigeron karvinskianus de Candolle includes photos and European distribution map Australia,Atlas of Living Australia, Erigeron karvinskianus DC., Bony-tip Fleabane Hong Kong,Flora of China, Erigeron karvinskianus Candolle, 1836. 加勒比飞蓬 jia le bi fei peng Chile, the west coast of the United States,Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map and New Zealand, where it is a weed species that impacts native forest restoration.
Taxonomy The plant was first described in 1836 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. (De Candolle used neuter endings for the specific epithets of Erigeron, but the word is masculine, being derived from the Ancient Greek word , geron, old man.) The specific epithet refers to Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinski von Karwin, who collected the plant in Mexico according to de Candolle.
Cultivation Erigeron karvinskianus is also cultivated for its daisy-like blooms, and is often confused with the closely related true daisy Bellis perennis. It is frequently grown in crevices in walls or paving, where it rapidly spreads to provide a carpet of flowers. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It was used to colonise the concrete terraces of the football stadium (Estadio Azteca) built in Mexico City for the 1970 World Cup.
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Jepson Manual Treatment United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California