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Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) at twilight

in a field of purpletop. Erigeron, a large genus of plants in the daisy family, is native to North America and is found in 43 of the contiguous 48 states. If burnt, the smoke drives away fleas and other insects. Old herbals say that the name 'fleabane' derives from the belief that the dried plants repelled fleas or that the plants were poisonous to fleas.

 

I am falling in love with all the tender little things of the Earth ... not that I've ever NOT loved them. :-)

 

 

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Uploaded on September 27, 2016
Taken on September 20, 2016