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northern green-and-gold

Chrysogonum virginianum

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 North Carolina.January 139, February 168, March 205, April 789, May 345, June 150, July 120, August 114, September 147, October 145, November 112, December 128.
United States4,956
North Carolina3,258
Virginia1,397
Maryland640
West Virginia489
South Carolina212
Georgia146
Tennessee123
New York90
New Jersey78

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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
GenusGreen-and-Golds · Chrysogonum

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise northern green-and-gold with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.