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Corpus Christi Fleabane

Erigeron procumbens

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 Texas.January 24, February 23, March 52, April 105, May 53, June 15, July 13, August 14, September 16, October 17, November 23, December 22.
United States284
Texas275
Louisiana7
Mississippi2

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
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.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 Corpus Christi Fleabane with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.