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Hairy-seed Fleabane

Erigeron poliospermus

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 Washington.January 49, February 43, March 49, April 214, May 205, June 62, July 51, August 49, September 50, October 45, November 39, December 45.
United States1,039
Washington627
Oregon387
Canada93
British Columbia50
Alberta43
Idaho24

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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