Wildflowers of KY - Like your asters small? Erigeron
2018-05-21 - Cumberland County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
They're small but perky little flowers lining many country lanes and byways in Kentucky. They called Fleabane, out of the belief this entry in Wikipedia says: Erigeron, "It appears to be derived from a belief that the dried plants repelled fleas [8] or that the plants were poisonous to fleas. These pinks seem to be a bit less prevalent than those of white coloration. - EW Comments | Permalink