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Slender Scratch Daisy

Croptilon divaricatum

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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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 Texas.January 29, February 27, March 31, April 59, May 36, June 18, July 16, August 16, September 19, October 48, November 27, December 26.
United States1,470
Texas325
Alabama172
Georgia166
South Carolina86
North Carolina79
Louisiana69
Mississippi66
Oklahoma63
Arkansas50

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual 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
Genusscratch daisies · Croptilon

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Sources

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Practise Slender Scratch Daisy with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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