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rayless shaggy fleabane

Erigeron aphanactis

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 93, February 81, March 84, April 104, May 101, June 101, July 64, August 65, September 82, October 84, November 108, December 83.
United States2,151
California1,025
Nevada464
Utah121
Oregon115
Idaho60
Colorado8
Arizona6
New Mexico2

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
  • Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial life duration.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
Genusfleabanes and horseweeds · Erigeron

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