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Alpine Cudweed

Omalotheca supina

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 672, February 496, March 777, April 1,223, May 1,763, June 1,923, July 2,058, August 1,770, September 1,299, October 970, November 530, December 414.
United States13,910
Alaska13,895
Canada147
Austria70
Russia60
Quebec59
Nunavut43
Norway42
France34
Italy33

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Traits

Group and habits

  • 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
GenusOmalotheca

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