Asteraceae
False silverback
Rainiera stricta
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Rainiera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- False silverback
Synonyms
- Luina stricta (Greene) B.L.Rob.
- Psacalium strictum (Greene) Greene
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 77 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dan Horowitz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Judi Sanders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: sprcrkwild, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ari B, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dave Miller, CC0, from iNaturalist
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.