Daisy Fleabane

Daisy Fleabane

Erigeron annuus, also known as Eastern Daisy Fleabane (Annual Fleabane), Culpepper wrote that the name is due to the seeds of the fleabanes which are as small as fleas. They come in white or pink and most years I've only seen white. Only the leaves are edible. They are hairy, so this texture makes eating them raw unpleasant. They can be used wherever you cook with greens. Fleabane is a common medicinal wildflower. It has been used medicinally for Respiratory, cough with mucous discharge, Digestion, Lack of appetite, diarrhea, Kidneys and Bladder problems, menstrual problems, childbirth, postpartum bleeding, coughs, hemorrhages, eye sight and even as a poison ivy remedy.

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My blog is meant to inform and I strive to be totally accurate. It is solely up to the reader to ensure proper plant identification. Some wild plants are poisonous or can have serious adverse health effects.