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pitchfork aster

Dicranocarpus parviflorus

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 15, February 14, March 16, April 31, May 19, June 9, July 8, August 8, September 10, October 11, November 14, December 13.
United States239
Texas168
New Mexico71
Mexico5
Coahuila de Zaragoza2
San Luis Potosi2
Nuevo Leon1

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
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual 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
GenusDicranocarpus

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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