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Eaton's Fleabane

Erigeron eatonii

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 Utah.January 32, February 28, March 38, April 68, May 101, June 60, July 49, August 42, September 39, October 30, November 26, December 26.
United States2,019
Utah539
California366
Idaho295
Oregon226
Colorado198
Nevada159
Wyoming85
Washington74
Arizona38

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
Genusfleabanes and horseweeds · Erigeron

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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