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southern swamp aster

Eurybia paludosa

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 North Carolina.January 14, February 17, March 16, April 25, May 25, June 15, July 12, August 11, September 15, October 28, November 21, December 13.
United States300
North Carolina188
South Carolina78
Georgia27
Oklahoma2
Tennessee2
Arkansas1
Mississippi1
Louisiana1

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
Genuswood asters · Eurybia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise southern swamp aster with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.