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Coulter's fleabane

Erigeron coulteri

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 66, February 57, March 59, April 73, May 71, June 52, July 161, August 125, September 58, October 59, November 76, December 59.
United States1,999
California721
Colorado494
Nevada450
Idaho190
New Mexico69
Oregon48
Texas27
Washington13
Utah6

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
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.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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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Coulter's fleabane with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.