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silverrod

Solidago bicolor

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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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 Pennsylvania.January 65, February 77, March 96, April 153, May 235, June 116, July 86, August 81, September 186, October 88, November 64, December 62.
United States11,575
Canada2,729
Pennsylvania1,221
New York1,150
Maine935
Massachusetts794
Nova Scotia780
New Hampshire724
Virginia708
Quebec617

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
Genusgoldenrods · Solidago

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

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