Mexican Fleabane

Flowers en masse

Individual flowers
Clump on wall overhanging stream
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.
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Clump on wall overhanging stream
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