Family Asteraceae (Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies)
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Balsamorhiza sp.
7 May 2025
Taraxacum officinale
(Common Dandelion)
(Common Dandelion)
29 Mar 2025
First dandelion flowers
Symphyotrichum laeve
(Smooth Blue Aster)
(Smooth Blue Aster)
1 Sep 2024
In garden on south side of driveway.
Symphyotrichum jessicae
(Jessica's Aster)
(Jessica's Aster)
1 Sep 2024
In front garden
Solidago canadensis
(Canada Goldenrod)
(Canada Goldenrod)
27 Jul 2024
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On southwest corner of the yard
Tragopogon dubius
(Yellow Salsify)
(Yellow Salsify)
27 Jul 2024
In front lawn.
Achillea filipendulina
(Fern-leaf Yarrow)
(Fern-leaf Yarrow)
26 Jul 2024
Artemisia tridentata
(Big Sagebrush)
(Big Sagebrush)
3 Jul 2024
In northeast, next to sidewalk and driveway
Lapsana communis
(Nipplewort)
(Nipplewort)
24 Jun 2024
Gaillardia pulchella
(Indian Blanket)
(Indian Blanket)
12 Jun 2024
Achillea millefolium
(Common Yarrow)
(Common Yarrow)
12 Jun 2024
On south side of driveway, outside front garden.
Eriophyllum lanatum
(Common Woolly Sunflower)
(Common Woolly Sunflower)
24 May 2024
Balsamorhiza sp.
19 May 2024
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I planted this a few years ago. First flower last year, and a few more this year. But the leaves are getting eaten by something.
I'm not yet sure of the species.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering Plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order: Asterales (Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies)
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies)
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Subfamily: Cichorioideae (Chicories, Dandelions, and Allies)
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Subfamily: Carduoideae (Thistles and Allies)