Fleabane

Erigeron spp.

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• young plants are edible when boiled.

• young plants are suitable as a potherb.

• varieties in the Pacific Northwest include Eastern daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus) and Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus).

• grows in fields, disturbed areas, open woods, thickets and roadsides .

• warning: may cause miscarriages and should not be consumed by pregnant women.

• warning: may cause dermatitis.