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rough wood aster

Eurybia radula

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 16, February 14, March 22, April 53, May 98, June 65, July 54, August 50, September 44, October 37, November 21, December 19.
Canada1,391
Quebec493
United States486
Nova Scotia313
New Brunswick191
Maine155
Newfoundland and Labrador134
New Hampshire83
Nunavut71
Ontario54

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • 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
Genuswood asters · Eurybia

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