Went out this afternoon to capture a beautiful purple wildflower in full bloom that I saw yesterday, and today, all blooms are way past prime, oh well. As long as the camera was out, I took a few pics of a little daisy like flower with a little fly on it.

It might be: Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) ?










Interesting loops at the top of the yellow structures

Hard to be sure if it is Erigeron philadelphicus..without any idea of the leaves etc.

Not sure it fits
See link..
Quote...." It has more than 150 threadlike, white ray flowers. The center, disk flowers are 5-toothed and yellow, and there are many flower heads to each much-branched stem. The yellow center with the large number of very fine ray flowers is the best identification"

https://www.wildflower.org/pla...

I took a couple of more snap shots with an iPhone of the leaves and plant

Never got to my annual re-finishing of picnic bench.

With those leaves, I'd say it's Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) instead. I have a ton of it in my edibles garden, and it certainly attracts the flying insects.

www.ediblewildfood.com/daisy-fleabane.aspx

Pulled parts of two plants for a closer look, plus got a surprise with plant 2!

So what do people think, Common Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus), or Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)?

Plant 1
leaves

bloom

plant


Plant 2
Plant

big leaf

small leaf bottom

small leaf top

blooms

bloom closed


Plant2 Bugs!