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Early Bluetop Fleabane

Erigeron vetensis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 22, February 17, March 24, April 46, May 70, June 42, July 39, August 34, September 31, October 22, November 20, December 19.
United States516
Colorado385
New Mexico65
Texas40
Wyoming22
Nevada2
Utah1

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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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