Help ID this plant

forever_a_newbie_VA8

last month

We found a small cluster of this plants in our lawn.

Leaves are lush and hairy at the back.

It is about to bloom now. wondering what plant is this?

thanks!

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floraluk2

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It's clearly something in the Asteraceae. One of the Erigerons perhaps. I don't know much about the N. American species

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forever_a_newbie_VA8
Original Author
last month
@floraluk2 Thanks! It is one of Erigerons I think. Might be Erigerons canadensis , horseweed . In a couple of days it will bloom and I can verify better
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last month
If it is Erigeron canadensis, which I do know, since it has spread over here, I have very much misinterpreted the scale of the picture. They look too few, too big and too rounded to me. Let us know how it turns out. Perhaps Jay will be along soon to sort out the species.
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forever_a_newbie_VA8
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last month
@floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK

thanks again! Sorry I should have included a full size picture. The cluster is about 3~4 feet wide. We have a big yard and this isbthe first time and only location we seed this plant.

Wondering maybe the seeds were carried here by the deers

It looks loverly and even yummy😋

Happy spring gardening!
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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Erigeron seeds are distributed by the wind, usng their little hairy parachutes, like thistles and dandelions. They can travel long distances.
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rosaprimula
last month
Do you think it looks vaguely hawkweedish (hieraceum), Floral? Don't laugh, I am trying to get better at screen ID (am much better IRL)
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forever_a_newbie_VA8
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last month
@rosaprimula, thanks!

hawkeeed blooms yellow flowers? This plant should have white flowers lloking at the buds.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last month
That's a thought. But I don't get that impression. We'll know soon when it flowers. I could be miles off.
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rosaprimula
last month
There are loads of fleabanes and hawkweeds (and bits). I have tried to categorise them all in my head (failed).
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Jay 6a Chicago
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Erigeron philidelphicus looks right. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250068358 right.
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floraluk2
last month
I was wondering about that one but, never having seen it, I didn't want to stick my neck out. We should know soon.
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