Daisy fleabane tends to flourish in fields, along roadsides, and around waste areas. It prefers full sun, dry conditions, and a somewhat alkaline soil containing clay or gravel. However, this plant does adapt to soil containing fertile loam if taller, more aggressive plants do not grow nearby.

Where is fleabane found?

Provancher's fleabane exists only on very humid calcareous rock or gravel located along rivers where freshwater tides, spray, ice and floods maintain an open shoreline. Because it exists in such rare habitats, in Canada, Provancher's fleabane can only be found in the southern regions of Quebec.

Is fleabane good for anything?

Canadian fleabane is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used for medicine. People take Canadian fleabane for swollen airways (bronchitis), sore throat, fever, swelling (inflammation), bleeding from the uterus, fluid retention, urinary tract infections (UTIs), worm infections, tumors, and diarrhea.