Fleabane
Botanical Name: Erigeron canadense
Family: Asteraceae
Other Names: Canada fleabane, coltstail, middle fleabane,
prideweed
Description: Stems: unbranched. Lower leaves: oblanceolate,
short stalked five teeth. Upper leaves: linear, entire margin 2.5-5cm long.
Flowers: numerous, bell shaped 0.5cm long, broad, whitish
Native to: Europe, North America
Habitat: Damp meadows
Parts Used: Herb, seed
Actions: Astringent, diuretic, tonic
Constituents: Volatile oil containing d-limonene, terpineol,
linalool, germacrene D, nerolidol, beta caryophyllene, alpha humulene, dipentene
Flavonoids –apigenin, luteolin, quercetin.
Terpenes –spinasterol, beta sitosterol
Plant acids –vanillic, caffeic, succinic
Fleabane – Yellow
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Botanical Name |
Pulicaria dysenterica |
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Other Names |
Harvest Flower, common fleabane |
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Habitat |
Hedges, ditches, streams, wet meadows |
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Description |
Perennial hairy, bushy. Leaves alternate greyish underneath heart or arrow shaped and stalked. Basal leaves oval with narrow base. Flowers bright yellow daisy like in clusters July -September |
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Traditional Uses |
Dysentery |
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Other Uses |
Deter fleas, midges |