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Wingpetal

Heterosperma pinnatum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 3, February 2, March 1, April 1, May 2, June 3, July 8, August 39, September 122, October 96, November 28, December 4.
United States468
Mexico309
Arizona196
New Mexico156
Texas116
Guanajuato41
Mexico36
Puebla32
Jalisco23
Queretaro de Arteaga22

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
GenusHeterosperma

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