![macro photograph of Daisy Fleabane growing in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dougcouvillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/igp9084.jpg?resize=490%2C414&ssl=1)
This daisy fleabane was blooming along a hiking trail in Shenandoah National Park at the end of May.
Knowing “bane” loosely means something that is hated by or makes something’s existence more difficult, I thought fleabane was an interesting name for a wildflower so I looked it up. Folklore has it these plants can be dried and used to keep fleas away. That explains the name.