Summer Annual, Sometimes Biennial
Reproducing by seed
Cotyledons
Round, short-stalked
Roots
Taproot and fibrous
Stem
Erect with spreading short hairs
Branched above
True Leaves
Alternate, hairy
First leaves form rosette
Basal and lower leaves: broad,
coarsely toothed,
tapering to a long stalk
Middle and upper leaves: narrower,
often entire short-stalked or stalkless
Flowers
Resemble daisies except smaller
and
more numerous
White, may have pink or blue tinge
Found in clusters at terminal ends
Habitat
Cultivated fields, pastures,
meadows, waste places, roadsides
Note
Name derived from belief that dried
flowers would get rid
of fleas from a home
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