Erigeron karvinskianus

Basic information
Scientific name	Erigeron karvinskianus	Click to magnify
Common names	Mexican fleabane
Higher taxon	Asteraceae, Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	North America.
Habitat	Cliff along riverside, crack of stone wall, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Kanto District to western Japan
Origin	Unknown.
Date	The first record was in 1949 at Kyoto Pref. After, recorded in 1952 at Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref.
Route	Deliberate: A ornamental plant and for greening.
Impact	Competition with native species. Native organism(s) affected: Native grasses.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Africa, Europe, Asia, etc.

Reference	Notes
Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Osaka (in Jpn) Shimizu (ed) (2003) Naturalized Plants of Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.