species 38 observations
Chaparral Fleabane
Erigeron oreophilus
Field notes
Erigeron oreophilus is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, called the chaparral fleabane. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico).
Erigeron oreophilus is a perennial herb up to 90 centimeters (3 feet) tall, with a large taproot. Leaves are pinnatifid with long narrow lobes. The plant generally produces an array of numerous flower heads per stem, each head with up to 75–130 white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. The species grows in rocky, open locations in grasslands and conifer woodlands.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
White-lined Sphinx 1
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it


Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
3
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Beautiful Fleabane Root-borer
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Wild Turkey
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors



Ligated Furrow Bee, Margined Calligrapher, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Common Ringlet
58
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.