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Woolly Chaffhead

Carphephorus tomentosus

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 North Carolina.January 13, February 16, March 15, April 24, May 24, June 14, July 11, August 19, September 31, October 23, November 11, December 12.
United States223
North Carolina179
South Carolina27
Georgia8
Virginia6
Pennsylvania1
Delaware1
New Jersey1

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
Genuschaffheads · Carphephorus

Sources

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Practise Woolly Chaffhead with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.