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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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ECOLOGY
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CLASSIFICATION
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Compositae/Astereae: LV: alternate; FL: 7+ parts, head, disk and/or ray, minute disk florets, indeterminate, imbricate bracts, ovary inferior; FR: achene; ST: u. herb/shrub; EC:
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White; Yellow; Orange; Red; Pink; Blue; Violet; Green; Brown |
head, disk and/or ray, indeterminate, imbricate bracts |
minute disk florets |
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achene |
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u. herb/shrub |
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Compositae/Astereae: LV: alternate; FL: 7+ parts, head, disk and/or ray, minute disk florets, indeterminate, imbricate bracts, ovary inferior; FR: achene; ST: u. herb/shrub; EC:
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| Whorled wood aster |
Aster acuminatus |
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Whorled wood aster |
Aster acuminatus |
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| Heart-leaved aster |
Aster cordifolius |
Aster |
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Heart-leaved aster |
Aster cordifolius |
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| White wood aster |
Aster divaricatus |
Aster |
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White wood aster |
Aster divaricatus |
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| Aster |
Aster dumosus |
Aster |
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Aster |
Aster dumosus |
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| White wreath aster |
Aster ericoides |
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White wreath aster |
Aster ericoides |
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| Smooth blue aster |
Aster laevis |
Aster |
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Smooth blue aster |
Aster laevis |
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| Tall white aster |
Aster lanceolatum |
Aster |
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Tall white aster |
Aster lanceolatum |
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| Calico aster |
Aster lateriflorus |
Aster |
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Calico aster |
Aster lateriflorus |
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Aster linariifolius |
Aster |
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Aster |
Aster linariifolius |
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| Large-leaf aster |
Aster macrophyllus |
Aster |
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Large-leaf aster |
Aster macrophyllus |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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| New England aster |
Aster novae-angliae |
Aster |
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New England aster |
Aster novae-angliae |
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| Late purple aster |
Aster patens |
Aster |
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7 or more florets |
Blue/Violet |
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Late purple aster |
Aster patens |
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| Heath aster |
Aster pilosus |
Aster |
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Heath aster |
Aster pilosus |
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| Purple-stemmed aster |
Aster puniceus |
Aster |
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Wetland |
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Purple-stemmed aster |
Aster puniceus |
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| Schreber's aster |
Aster schreberi |
Aster |
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Schreber's aster |
Aster schreberi |
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| Aster |
Aster spectabilis |
Aster |
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Roadside |
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Aster |
Aster spectabilis |
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Aster subulatus |
Aster |
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Salt marsh |
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Aster |
Aster subulatus |
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| Flat-topped aster |
Aster umbellatus |
Aster |
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Flat-topped aster |
Aster umbellatus |
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| Wavy-leaved aster |
Aster undulatus |
Aster |
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Wavy-leaved aster |
Aster undulatus |
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| Groundsel bush |
Baccharis halimifolia |
Baccharis |
Alternate, Petiole short (<1/2 leaf length) |
Rhomboid |
Toothed (irregular serration) |
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White |
Axillary |
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Shrub, >1'; >6' |
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FR-X |
Coastal |
Cape Cod - Audubon |
Groundsel bush |
Baccharis halimifolia |
eastern baccharis, groundsel bush, sea myrtle, saltbush |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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| Desert broom |
Baccharis sarothroides |
Baccharis |
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Linear |
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Indstingushable |
White |
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Achene |
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Shrub, >1' |
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Waste places; Desert |
AZ |
Desert broom |
Baccharis sarothroides |
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| Golden aster |
Chrysopsis falcata |
Chrysopsis |
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Golden aster |
Chrysopsis falcata |
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| Rubber rabbitbrush |
Chrysothamnus nauseosus; Ericameria nauseosa |
Chrysothamnus |
Alternate, Sessile |
Simple, Acicular |
Entire |
A: Acuminate, B: Cuneate |
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7 or more florets |
Yellow |
Raceme |
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Achene |
White |
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Shrub, >1', Erect |
Yellow twigs |
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Grassland |
UT; AZ |
Rubber rabbitbrush |
Chrysothamnus nauseosus |
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| Sticky-flowered low rabbitbrush |
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus |
Chrysothamnus |
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linear |
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yellow |
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Sticky-flowered low rabbitbrush |
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus |
yellow rabbitbrush, green rabbitbrush |
| Horseweed |
Conyza canadensis |
Conyza |
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Horseweed |
Conyza canadensis |
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| Turpentine bush |
Ericameria laricifolia |
Ericameria |
Alternate, Sessile, Evergreen |
Linear |
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<1", Glandular |
7 or more florets |
Yellow |
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Fall |
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Shrub, >1' |
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Coronado NF AZ |
Turpentine bush |
Ericameria laricifolia |
larch-leaf goldenweed |
| Daisy fleabane |
Erigeron annuus |
Erigeron |
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7 or more florets |
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Grassland/Fields; Waste places |
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Daisy fleabane |
Erigeron annuus |
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| Horse weed |
Erigeron canadensis |
Erigeron |
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Waste places |
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Horse weed |
Erigeron canadensis |
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| Spreading fleabane |
Erigeron divergens |
Erigeron |
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7 or more florets |
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Spreading fleabane |
Erigeron divergens |
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| Pink fleabane |
Erigeron philadelphicus |
Erigeron |
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Pink fleabane |
Erigeron philadelphicus |
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| Robin's-plantain |
Erigeron pulchellus |
Erigeron |
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Robin's-plantain |
Erigeron pulchellus |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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| Daisy fleabane |
Erigeron strigosus |
Erigeron |
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Grassland/Fields |
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Daisy fleabane |
Erigeron strigosus |
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| Grass-leaved goldenrod |
Euthamia graminifolia |
Euthamia |
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Grass-leaved goldenrod |
Euthamia graminifolia |
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| Tarweed |
Grindelia squarrosa |
Grindelia |
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Waste places |
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Tarweed |
Grindelia squarrosa |
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| Snakeweed |
Gutierrezia sarothrae |
Gutierrezia |
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linear |
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yellow |
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shrub, 6-36" |
green |
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desert, pinyon-juniper |
Abiquiu Lake NM |
Snakeweed |
Gutierrezia sarothrae |
matchweed, matchbush, broom snakeweed, broomweed, turpentine weed |
| Gumwood tansy aster |
Machaeranthera grindelioides; Xanthisma grindelioides |
Machaeranthera |
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coarsely serrate |
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yellow |
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subshrub |
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Gumwood tansy aster |
Machaeranthera grindelioides; Xanthisma grindelioides |
Nuttall tarweed, Rayless Sleepy Daisy, rayless aster, rayless tansyaster |
| Yellow spiny daisy |
Machaeranthera pinnatifida |
Machaeranthera |
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10+ florets |
yellow |
terminal, solitary |
1/2" |
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herb, 4-20" |
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Yellow spiny daisy |
Machaeranthera pinnatifida |
tansyaster |
| White-topped aster |
Sericocarpus asteroides |
Sericocarpus |
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Forest |
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White-topped aster |
Sericocarpus asteroides |
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| White goldenrod; Silver-rod |
Solidago bicolor |
Solidago |
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White goldenrod; Silver-rod |
Solidago bicolor |
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| Toothed goldenrod |
Solidago arguta |
Solidago |
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Toothed goldenrod |
Solidago arguta |
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| Canada goldenrod |
Solidago canadensis |
Solidago |
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Canada goldenrod |
Solidago canadensis |
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| Zig-zag goldenrod |
Solidago flexicaulis |
Solidago |
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Zig-zag goldenrod |
Solidago flexicaulis |
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| Late goldenrod |
Solidago gigantea |
Solidago |
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Late goldenrod |
Solidago gigantea |
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| Goldenrod |
Solidago graminifolia |
Solidago |
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Wetland; Roadside |
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Goldenrod |
Solidago graminifolia |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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| Early goldenrod |
Solidago juncea |
Solidago |
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7 or more florets |
Yellow |
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Roadside |
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Early goldenrod |
Solidago juncea |
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| Gray goldenrod |
Solidago nemoralis |
Solidago |
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Grassland/Fields |
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Gray goldenrod |
Solidago nemoralis |
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| Sweet goldenrod |
Solidago odora |
Solidago |
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Sweet goldenrod |
Solidago odora |
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| Square-stem goldenrod |
Solidago patula |
Solidago |
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Square-stem goldenrod |
Solidago patula |
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| Downy goldenrod |
Solidago puberula |
Solidago |
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Downy goldenrod |
Solidago puberula |
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| Rough goldenrod |
Solidago rugosa |
Solidago |
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Rough goldenrod |
Solidago rugosa |
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| Seaside goldenrod |
Solidago sempervirens |
Solidago |
Alternate, Clasping |
Simple, Lanceolate |
Entire |
Rounded |
>1" |
7 or more florets |
Yellow |
Axillary, Panicle |
Summer; Fall |
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Herb, >1', Erect |
Fleshy, succulent, Brown; Purple |
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Coastal; Wetland |
Cape Cod - Audubon |
Seaside goldenrod |
Solidago sempervirens |
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| Goldenrod |
Solidago tenuifolia |
Solidago |
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Goldenrod |
Solidago tenuifolia |
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| Thrifty golden weed |
Stenotus armerioides |
Stenotus |
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linear, oblanceolate |
entire, revolute |
1/2"-2" |
scabrous |
7+ florets |
yellow |
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Abiquiu Lake NM |
Thrifty golden weed |
Stenotus armerioides |
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| Small white aster |
Symphyotrichum racemosum |
Symphyotrichum |
stipulate |
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Small white aster |
Symphyotrichum racemosum |
smooth white oldfield aster |
| Silvery townsendia |
Townsendia incana |
Townsendia |
basal |
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white w/ yellow center |
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Bears Ears NM, UT |
Silvery townsendia |
Townsendia incana |
hoary Townsend daisy |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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STEM
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ECOLOGY
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CLASSIFICATION
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