Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
bitter fleabane
Erigeron acer
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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Small flower heads and leafy stems of Erigeron acer.
Anneli Salo / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
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Common names
5 names · 4 languages- EnglishYour language
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- bitter fleabane
- blue fleabane[1]
Other languages (3)
Sources & name notes (2)
Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.
Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.
[1] Erigeron acer — GBIF vernacular names (Belgian Species List) ↗
GBIF aggregation of Belgian Species List. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.
Source records
- Scharfes Berufkraut — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3147223/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3147223; sourceTaxonKey 100545118; Erigeron acer.
- blue fleabane — results[5] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3147223/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3147223; sourceTaxonKey 100545118; Erigeron acer.
- erigéron âcre — results[6] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3147223/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3147223; sourceTaxonKey 100545118; Erigeron acer.
[2] Erigeron acer — GBIF vernacular names (Checklist Dutch Species Register - Nederlands Soortenregister) ↗
GBIF aggregation of Checklist Dutch Species Register - Nederlands Soortenregister. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.
Source records
- Scherpe fijnstraal — results[8] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3147223/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3147223; sourceTaxonKey 152477143; Erigeron acer.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Botanical family
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Asteraceae
Genus-level classification for Erigeron; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.
Sources [1]
Catalogue ratings
Who this plant supports
Plant profile
About this plant
bitter fleabane (Erigeron acer) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Erigeron — Catalogue of Life COL26.8
COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.
Supports: Botanical familyRelevant sections
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1894859; ID 633LL; rank genus; status accepted
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