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Bigelow's bristlehead

Carphochaete bigelovii

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 26, February 24, March 89, April 74, May 39, June 19, July 23, August 32, September 21, October 20, November 21, December 23.
Arizona589
United States542
Texas137
New Mexico82
Mexico5
Sonora5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • 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
GenusCarphochaete

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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