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Brazilian bachelor's button

Centratherum punctatum

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 Brazil.January 22, February 19, March 20, April 91, May 47, June 35, July 64, August 50, September 25, October 40, November 31, December 28.
Brazil472
India250
Argentina240
United States239
Ecuador222
Australia188
Queensland171
Parana165
Mexico134
China130

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusCentratherum

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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