Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Erigeron L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Leptilon Raf.

Common names:

Canada fleabane (1932-1936, Neb) (1, 93)

Daisy fleabane (1917) (57)

Erigeron (1900?) (158)

Fleabane [Flea bane] (1818-Present, Conyza was originally flea-bane and is said to repel fleas. Meehan states that botanists caused this confusion and that original common name of this species was Poor Robin's plantain) (1, 2, 4, 10, 50, 57, 63, 93, 109, 138, 155, 156)

Horseweed [Horse-weed] (1900?-1936, Neb) (1, 93, 158)

Less fleabane [Less flea bane] (1814) (167)