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Sleepy Daisy

Xanthisma texanum

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 99, February 94, March 107, April 203, May 125, June 60, July 54, August 56, September 67, October 71, November 93, December 90.
United States1,465
Texas1,119
Oklahoma322
New Mexico20
Colorado2
Missouri1
West Virginia1

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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
GenusXanthisma

Study it in a deck

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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