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west coast Canada goldenrod

Solidago elongata

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 68, February 59, March 61, April 76, May 73, June 54, July 73, August 67, September 60, October 61, November 79, December 61.
United States1,730
California744
Oregon364
Washington251
Canada182
Nevada161
Idaho122
British Columbia115
Nunavut29
Alberta25

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • 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
Genusgoldenrods · Solidago

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise west coast Canada goldenrod with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.