Seasonal Wild Flowers

Mexican Fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Asteraceae

The main flowering season is from April to October, but

flowering can occur all year round. particularly in the

South in mild winters.

It is widespread in the South and West, scattered

elsewhere and decreasing towards the North.

See the BSBI distribution map for Mexican Fleabane

Mexican Fleabane is a naturalised escape (since the

1890s).

It is found on walls, cliffs, in cracks in walls, rocks and

pavements, especially by water.

Mexican Fleabane is a perennial herb that forms

multicoloured, prostrate, spreading colonies, growing

up to 50cm.

It has a mixture of pink, white, purple and blue

daisy-like flowers, which are approximately 2cm across.

Leaves are lanceolate.

Flowers en masse

Individual flowers

Clump on wall overhanging stream