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Hoary False Goldenaster

Heterotheca canescens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 150, February 143, March 163, April 309, May 189, June 170, July 175, August 163, September 205, October 269, November 141, December 136.
United States2,084
Texas1,701
Oklahoma232
Kansas64
New Mexico49
Colorado29
Nebraska5
Missouri2
Utah1
Illinois1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • 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
GenusFalse Goldenasters · Heterotheca

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