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Godfrey's thoroughwort

Eupatorium godfreyanum

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 Virginia.January 10, February 11, March 12, April 20, May 26, June 17, July 23, August 23, September 18, October 11, November 9, December 10.
United States377
Virginia156
West Virginia79
Maryland48
North Carolina44
Pennsylvania30
Tennessee8
District of Columbia4
Kentucky3
Ohio3

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
Genusbonesets · Eupatorium

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Remember the name next time.

Practise Godfrey's thoroughwort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.