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PlantFiles: Common Fleabane
Pulicaria dysenterica

 
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Family: Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Pulicaria (pul-ih-KAIR-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: dysenterica (dis-en-TER-ee-kuh) (Info)

Category:
Perennials

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

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Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
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Bloom Color:
Bright Yellow

Bloom Time:
Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:
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Patent Information:
Non-patented

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Neutral Lilith On May 4, 2002, Lilith from Durham
United Kingdom (Zone 8a) wrote:

A common, yellow, daisy like plant of places where water stands for some of the year. Common Fleabane was used to repel fleas, and stems of the the plant were strewn on floors for this purpose. Dried and burned, it acted as an insecticide against midges. The plant was also used to treat dysentery.



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