Photographs: Co. Wexford

Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris (Erigeron acer) Lus gorm na ndreancaidí Family: Asteraceae Flowering July - September. Annual or biennial. Native. Flowerheads with pale purple ray-florets and yellow disc-florets. Yellow achenes with long, reddish-white pappus. Stalked leaves in basal rosettes but these soon wither. Erect reddish stems with narrow, clasping and unstalked stem leaves. Height 8-40cm. Mainly found in central and south-east Ireland on sandy or gravelly ground, dry pastures and waste ground.

Blue Fleabane, Erigeron acris, Lus gorm na ndreancaidí