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Plains fleabane

Erigeron modestus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 119, February 114, March 196, April 448, May 151, June 73, July 66, August 68, September 81, October 86, November 112, December 108.
Texas5,649
United States1,564
Colorado600
New Mexico312
Oklahoma116
Mexico8
Arizona7
Kansas3
San Luis Potosi2
Sonora2

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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