Common Name: annual fleabaneScientific Name: Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative annual (sometimes biennial), reproducing by seeds Stemsupright, hairy, ridged Leavesbasal elliptic to ovate, petioled; upper linear or lanceolate, short or no petioles; all leaves alternate, toothed, slightly hairy Flowersheads of white(sometimes light purple) ray (ligulate) and yellow disc (tubulate) florets; clusters terminal or axillary above