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American chaffseed

Schwalbea americana

Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Carolina.January 3, February 4, March 3, April 4, May 22, June 6, July 2, August 2, September 2, October 3, November 2, December 3.
United States152
South Carolina35
New Jersey26
Georgia23
Massachusetts20
Alabama15
Connecticut4
North Carolina4
Pennsylvania3
Louisiana2

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
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • ParasiteDescends from a lineage whose members commonly live parasitically on another organism.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
Familybroomrape family · Orobanchaceae
GenusAmerican chaffseed · Schwalbea

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Remember the name next time.

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