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July 4, 2010
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Southeastern, New Hampshire
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I profiled
Eastern Daisy Fleabane at the start of June and I wanted to profile Prairie Fleabane,
but always had difficulty telling them apart. The flowers look very similar. One of the
main differences is that Eastern Daisy Fleabane will often grow up to 5 feet tall while
Prairie Fleabane tends to grow up to 2 to 2-1/2 feet tall. In addition, the leaves of
Prairie Fleabane are sparse on the stem and they are much thinner -- usually less than
1 inch wide. The stems hairs for Prairie Fleabane are appressed and therefore much less
noticable than the hairs for Eastern Daisy Fleabane. The lower (basal) leaves of the
Prairie Fleabane are more spatula-shaped. The quickest way to tell the difference is
the smaller height, thinner and sparser leaves and appressed stem hairs.
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