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Nuttall's Rayless Goldenrod

Bigelowia nuttallii

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 Alabama.January 16, February 18, March 19, April 33, May 23, June 15, July 21, August 17, September 39, October 41, November 13, December 14.
United States574
Alabama208
Texas145
Louisiana112
Georgia64
South Carolina9
Mississippi1

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
  • 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
GenusBigelowia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Nuttall's Rayless Goldenrod with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.