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hoary groundsel

Packera werneriifolia

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 44, February 34, March 47, April 92, May 140, June 101, July 88, August 67, September 62, October 45, November 39, December 37.
United States1,502
Colorado596
California260
Nevada260
Idaho90
Arizona50
Utah30
Wyoming13
New Mexico9

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
GenusAmerican groundsels and ragworts · Packera

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Sources

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

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