Erigeron incomptus

California fleabane

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

California fleabane is a California native perennial found in foothill woodland and rocky sites at elevations up to 700 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces white to lavender rays in daisy-like flower heads 7 to 11 millimeters wide, with generally 75 to 150 delicate ray flowers. Growing 15 to 50 centimeters tall with stems that are simple or branched near the mid-stem and evenly covered in short hairs, it develops from a slender taproot that becomes woody with age. Its basal leaves are long-petioled, approximately oblanceolate, 2 to 6 centimeters long, with lower leaves often clustered and potentially lobed or entire. The plant's leaf surfaces are densely and evenly covered with fine, short hairs, giving it a soft, uniform appearance.

Habitat: Foothill woodland, rocky sites

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: <= 700(1900) m

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.