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Rough Hairy False Goldenaster

Heterotheca polothrix

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Utah.January 12, February 10, March 14, April 25, May 37, June 31, July 18, August 16, September 29, October 18, November 14, December 10.
Utah648
United States291
Arizona72
Colorado10
New Mexico5
Nevada3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusFalse Goldenasters · Heterotheca

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Rough Hairy False Goldenaster with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.