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Common Name:
COMMON GOAT'S BEARD
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
*
Coefficient of Wetness:
5
Wetness Index:
UPL
Physiognomy:
Ad B-Forb
C. Peirce
Like the other members of the genus, inhabits roadsides and railroads, fields, fencerows, clearings, disturbed places, and shores. Our earliest collections are from Kent and Van Buren Cos. in 1880, but other counties in the 1880’s include Mecosta, Ingham, and Ionia, so the species must have been well established by then.
The achenes are smallest in this species, running at maturity ca. 1.8–2.5 cm long (excluding pappus).
Locations
Alcona County
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Alger County
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Allegan County
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Alpena County
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Antrim County
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Arenac County
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Baraga County
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Bay County
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Benzie County
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Berrien County
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Branch County
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Charlevoix County
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Cheboygan County
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Chippewa County
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Clare County
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Clinton County
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Crawford County
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Delta County
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Emmet County
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Grand Traverse County
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Gratiot County
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Hillsdale County
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Houghton County
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Ingham County
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Ionia County
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Iron County
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Isabella County
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Jackson County
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Kalamazoo County
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Kent County
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Keweenaw County
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Including Isle Royale
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Lake County
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Leelanau County
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Lenawee County
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Luce County
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Mackinac County
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Including Bois Blanc, Mackinac, Round Islands
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Macomb County
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Marquette County
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Mecosta County
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Menominee County
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Midland County
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Monroe County
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Montcalm County
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Montmorency County
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Muskegon County
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Newaygo County
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Oakland County
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Ontonagon County
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Oscoda County
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Otsego County
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Ottawa County
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Roscommon County
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Schoolcraft County
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St. Clair County
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St. Joseph County
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Tuscola County
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Van Buren County
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Washtenaw County
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Wayne County
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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. January 30, 2023. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=509.