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Blackhead Fleabane

Erigeron melanocephalus

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 Colorado.January 18, February 14, March 20, April 39, May 59, June 35, July 33, August 28, September 26, October 19, November 16, December 16.
United States420
Colorado324
New Mexico30
Wyoming30
Utah22
Texas14

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
Genusfleabanes and horseweeds · Erigeron

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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