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Wandering daisy

Erigeron peregrinus

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 56, February 52, March 81, April 95, May 147, June 128, July 102, August 91, September 80, October 63, November 51, December 52.
United States2,837
Canada1,263
British Columbia998
Alaska790
Idaho536
Washington303
Colorado254
California187
Alberta177
Oregon121

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
  • 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
Genusfleabanes and horseweeds · Erigeron

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