| Scientific name: | Erigeron acer L. | |
| Synonym name: | Erigeron acre L., Trimorpha acris (L.) Gray | |
| Swedish name: | Gråbinka | |
| German name: | Scharfes Berufkraut | |
| Nederlandse naam: | Scherpe fijnstraal | |
| English name: | Blue Fleabane | Family: | Asteraceae / Compositae, Korgblommiga växter |
Date Picture Taken: July 7, 2009 |
| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | Hairy, slender and upright, often red or purple. | |
| Leaves: | Entire, lanceolate, dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | Flower-heads 12 mm across in a small loose panicle; involucral bracts numerous, narrow, pointed and hairy; outer florets purple, usually 2 rows, ligulate, slender and nearly erect; inner florets tubular and yellow | |
| Flowering Period: | July, August | |
| Fruits: | An achene, pappus of long, reddish unbranched hairs | |
| Habitat: | Coast, farmland, settlements |
Date Picture Taken: July 7, 2009 Derivation of the botanical name: Erigeron from the Greek eri, "early"; geron, "old man", a reference to the appearance of the white hairs of the fruit soon after flowering, acer, "sharp, pungent"
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