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Spreading chinchweed

Pectis prostrata

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 13, February 12, March 16, April 21, May 20, June 10, July 12, August 18, September 20, October 10, November 10, December 12.
United States1,061
Arizona163
Mexico141
Texas77
New Mexico66
Alabama52
Chihuahua25
Malaysia24
Jalisco23
Georgia22

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
GenusChinchweeds · Pectis

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