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roughleaf aster

Eurybia radulina

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 California.January 93, February 80, March 83, April 103, May 100, June 74, July 162, August 320, September 118, October 84, November 107, December 83.
United States1,299
California1,017
Oregon195
Washington82
Canada14
British Columbia14
Nevada4
Wyoming1

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
Genuswood asters · Eurybia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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