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Harsh False Goldenaster

Heterotheca hirsutissima

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 15, February 12, March 16, April 32, May 49, June 31, July 43, August 23, September 22, October 16, November 14, December 13.
Colorado1,360
United States1,141
New Mexico1,083
Texas287
Nebraska78
Wyoming32
Arizona27
Oklahoma10
Utah5
South Dakota2

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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