| Author | Michaux | |
| Distribution | Mountains and Piedmont; several places in the Coastal Plain with Piedmont-like soils.
ME to MN, south to northern FL and TX. | |
| Abundance | Frequent to common in the Mountains; infrequent to fairly common, at least locally, in the Piedmont, though rare in the northeastern corner. Rare and local also in the Coastal Plain, being absent in the easternmost counties. | |
| Habitat | Mesic to moist pine-deciduous forests, cove forests, rocky slopes, cliffs and ledges, roadbanks, and wooded margins. Shows some affinity to somewhat circumneutral soils. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting April - early June. | |
| Identification | Robin's-plantain is a perennial from a well-developed rosette of obovate basal leaves, growing only to about 1 foot tall. There are few -- 3-5 (-8) -- stem leaves, thus often giving the plant a "naked stem" appearance (i.e., scapose). Each stem is topped by 1-several broad heads with long, lavender to white rays and a yellow disk. No other fleabane looks like it, as the heads are often 1.5 inches across; and as it blooms in the spring season in forested areas, it is the only Erigeron that is considered as a "spring wildflower" on woodland walks. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | None
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| Other Common Name(s) | None | |
| State Rank | S5 | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
