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Yerba de San Juan

Pectis humifusa

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 Puerto Rico.January 0, February 2, March 4, April 1, May 1, June 0, July 0, August 0, September 1, October 1, November 0, December 2.
Puerto Rico12
United States2
Kansas2

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
  • 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
GenusChinchweeds · Pectis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Yerba de San Juan with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.