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Plains Daisy
Sunflower Family : Asteraceae
Latin Name : Erigeron modestus
Longevity : Annual to short-lived perennial
Season : Cool
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – fair
Livestock -poor
Remarks :
Also known as, "Plains fleabane". Flowers March
to July. This short-lived, low, hairy perennial is
adapted to dry gravelly or rocky calcareous soils in
open areas, on hillsides or slopes, in brushlands or
cedar woodlands. Ancient Europeans believed that
the odor of this genus repelled fleas, thus the name
fleabane. This seems to have no basis. The Lakota
Indians used the ray type flowers to mix with
buffalo brains, spleen and gall bladder, then rubbed
the mixture on the buffalo hides to bleach them.
Fair browse value to deer and antelope, poor value
to livestock.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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