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Erigeron pulchellus Michx.

Common Name: ROBIN'S-PLANTAIN
Coefficient of Conservatism: 5
Coefficient of Wetness: 3
Wetness Index: FACU
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb

Oak and jack pine savannas, etc., doing well after fire; banks, often moist, as above fens, lakes, and other wet areas; meadows, openings in deciduous forests.

The stems often tend to be even more pubescent at the base than in E. philadelphicus. Heads average fewer than in E. philadelphicus, and are quite showy. The plants are stoloniferous and colonial, while E. philadelphicus is clumping.

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Alcona
Allegan
Berrien
Calhoun
Cass
Clinton
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Ingham
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lake
Lenawee
Livingston
Macomb
Manistee
Menominee
Newaygo
Oakland
Oceana
Oscoda
Ottawa
St. Clair
Van Buren
Washtenaw

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/319