FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF INDIANA. 977 



ERIGERON L. 



E. pulchellus Michx. Robin's Plantain. 



(E. bellidifolius Muhl.) 



Found on hillsides and banks in rather moist soil. Largely 

 distributed throughout the State, but not especially abundant 

 in any locality. 



One of the earliest of the composites in flowering, which 

 begins in April and extends through June. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Jefferson (Barnes); Vigo (Blatch- 

 ley); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Franklin (Meyncke); Gibson and 

 Posey (Schneck); Noble (Van Gorder); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, 

 and Wayne (Phinney); Fayette (Hessler); Steuben (Bradner); 

 Lake (Hill). 



E. Philadelphicus L. Philadelphia Fleabane. Daisy Fleabane. 



Generally distributed throughout the State and quite an abun- 

 dant species in the southern counties. The characterization 

 "locally rare" of Britton and Brown is not applicable in our 

 range. It occurs in low, damp grounds in grassy areas. 



Flowering season begins in April and continues through the 

 summer. 



Monroe and Vigo (Blatchle}^) ; Fayette (Hessler); Clark (Baird 

 and Ta}dor); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); 

 Franklin (Meyncke); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Jefferson (J. 

 M. Coulter); Noble (Van Gorder); Putnam (MacDougal); Tippe- 

 canoe (Cunningham); Knox (Spillman); Hamilton and Marion 

 (Wilson); Decatur (Ballard); Steuben (Bradner). 



E. annuus (L.) Pers. Daisy Fleabane. White-top. 



Very abundant in fields, and often found in clover and tim- 

 othy areas. Widely distributed throughout the State and ranked 

 as a bad weed in many counties. 



Flowers from May until in September. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Kosciusko (Coulter): Monroe and 

 Vigo (Blatchley); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Franklin 

 (Meyncke); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Gibson and Posey 

 (Schneck); Noble (Van Gorder); Jay, Delaware, Randolph and 

 Wayne (Phinney); Fayette (Hessler); Knox (Spillman); Wabash 

 (Jenkins); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner) 



