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Three-nerve Fleabane

Erigeron subtrinervis

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 24, February 18, March 25, April 50, May 76, June 45, July 43, August 36, September 34, October 24, November 21, December 20.
United States1,331
Colorado416
Canada244
New Mexico180
British Columbia173
South Dakota154
Washington147
Texas107
Idaho84
Alberta71

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