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sweet marsh ragwort

Senecio hydrophiloides

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 Oregon.January 12, February 11, March 14, April 19, May 26, June 19, July 14, August 13, September 13, October 12, November 10, December 11.
United States573
Oregon176
Idaho136
Washington134
Canada67
California66
British Columbia42
Alberta25
Nevada12
Utah2

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
  • 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
Genusgroundsels · Senecio

Sources

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