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sandhill golden aster

Pityopsis pinifolia

245 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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What the records say

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 6, February 8, March 7, April 11, May 11, June 7, July 6, August 5, September 7, October 7, November 5, December 6.
United States200
North Carolina86
South Carolina69
Georgia44
Alabama1

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
GenusSilkgrasses · Pityopsis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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