Erigeron

erigeron Translingual thumb Etymology From mul grc ἠριγέρων groundsel, from grc ἦρι early in the morning and grc γέρων old man, a reference to the appearance of the white hairs of the fruit soon after floweringHyam R. Pankhurst R.J. 1995 Plants and their names : a concise dictionary Oxford Oxford University Press 978-0-19-866189-4 178 or possibly alluding to the early appearance of the seed heads.Frances Perry: Collins Guide to Border Plants 2nd edition (1956) p.145 Proper noun Erigeron 1 m genus family Asteraceae flowering daisy-like plants, including certain fleabanes Hypernyms genus ; Asteroideae subfamily - subfamily; Astereae tribe - tribe Hyponyms For species see 1 1 or 1 References 1 1 1 ERIGE2 mul Astereae tribe plants