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Shortleaf Jefea

Jefea brevifolia

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 19, February 18, March 21, April 40, May 24, June 12, July 11, August 11, September 13, October 14, November 18, December 17.
United States228
Texas218
Mexico74
Chihuahua45
Durango13
New Mexico10
Coahuila de Zaragoza6
Tamaulipas5
Nuevo Leon4
Zacatecas1

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub 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
GenusJefea

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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