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Early Whitetop Fleabane

Erigeron vernus

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 Mississippi.January 23, February 24, March 24, April 44, May 26, June 17, July 21, August 15, September 19, October 22, November 16, December 18.
United States1,586
Mississippi210
Louisiana145
Alabama114
North Carolina91
Georgia82
South Carolina43
Virginia8
Maryland3
District of Columbia1

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