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White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

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 New York.January 245, February 242, March 328, April 572, May 984, June 481, July 362, August 330, September 550, October 354, November 242, December 224.
United States35,204
New York6,723
Massachusetts4,629
Pennsylvania4,539
Virginia3,138
North Carolina2,575
Connecticut2,286
Maryland2,175
New Jersey1,944
New Hampshire1,049

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
Genuswood asters · Eurybia

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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