XErigeron flagellaris - Trailing FleabaneX
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Trailing Fleabane (Erigeron flagellaris), family Asteraceae. Another fleabane, the other fleabane. Both these flowers are very common in Colorado where we saw this specimen. The plant fit the descriptions to a tee. Growing much less densely than the Spreading Fleabane from the previous panel, they were also less hairy than the Spreading. This dear looking little flower is an important source of nectar for small butterflies. If you care for them, plant some trailing fleabane in your garden.
USES: From the website NATIVE AMERICAN ETHNOBOTANY: Keres, Navajo, Ramah tribes: Tied bunches of plants used for brooms. Cold infusion of leaves used ceremonially as a medicine and as a fumigant. Poultice of chewed leaves applied to spider bites and used as a hemostat. Cold infusion of leaves used ceremonially for 'lightning infection.' Poultice of chewed leaves applied as a hemostatic. Compound poultice of plant applied to snake bite. Cold infusion of leaves used as eyewash for livestock.
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Plant location: Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado on June 6, 2008
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Bloom season: Not as long as the Spreading Fleabane, these bloom during the spring and summer.
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