Erigeron vernus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name early white-top fleabane.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States from Virginia to Louisiana.[4]

Erigeron vernus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. vernus
Binomial name
Erigeron vernus S.L.Welsh & Goodrich 1983
Synonyms[1][2]
Synonymy Erigeron vernum (L.) Torr. & A.Gray Aster vernus L. Doronicum laevifolium Walter Erigeron integrifolius Bertol. Fragmosa nudicaulis (Michx.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks. Stenactis verna (L.) Nees

Erigeron vernus grows in moist locations in flatwoods and savannahs, and sometimes in ditches and by roadsides. It is a biennial or perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall, producing rhizomes and a woody underground caudex. The inflorescence is made up of 1–25 flower heads in flat-topped arrays. Each head contains 25–40 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[3][5]

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