Erigeron speciosus

Erigeron speciosus is toxic to cats, dogs and horses. The reported severity is moderate. Also known as Aspen Fleabane.

dogs cats horses

Mild Moderate Severe Critical

If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.

Symptoms to watch for

Vomiting Diarrhea Dermatitis Abdominal Pain

The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.

About

Erigeron speciosus is a widespread North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names aspen fleabane, garden fleabane, and showy fleabane.

Common Names

  • Aspen Fleabane

Also recorded as Garden Fleabane, aspen daisy, aspen flebane, showy daisy, showy fleabane and threenerve fleabane.

Facts

Family
Asteraceae
Duration
Perennial
Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Native to
Alberta, Montana, Washington, New Mexico, Idaho, South Dakota, Colorado, Nevada
In the wild
US, CA, GB, DE, MX, CZ + more
Source
Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elsewhere

Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.