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False Motherwort

Chaiturus marrubiastrum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 26, February 19, March 30, April 47, May 67, June 73, July 78, August 67, September 50, October 37, November 20, December 16.
United States1,143
Alaska530
Russia368
Canada178
Ontario178
Michigan132
Voronezh Oblast91
Ukraine90
Illinois86
Iowa62

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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
  • Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial 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
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusChaiturus

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