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Cottony Goldenaster

Chrysopsis gossypina

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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 18, February 22, March 20, April 32, May 32, June 20, July 16, August 15, September 19, October 19, November 15, December 17.
United States1,249
North Carolina244
South Carolina200
Alabama191
Georgia178
Mississippi22
Louisiana18
Virginia8
Arkansas2
Tennessee2

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
Genusgolden asters · Chrysopsis

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