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Spanish Gold
Grindelia ciliata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Curlycup GumweedGrindelia squarrosa
Lonestar gumweedGrindelia adenodonta
Narrowleaf GumweedGrindelia lanceolata
curlytop gumweedGrindelia nuda
CamphorweedHeterotheca subaxillaris
saw-toothed goldenbushHazardia squarrosa
Great Valley gumweedGrindelia camporum
cowpen daisyVerbesina encelioides
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,345 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,291 |
| Oklahoma | 1,134 |
| Kansas | 376 |
| New Mexico | 35 |
| Missouri | 23 |
| Illinois | 11 |
| Iowa | 8 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae |
| Genus | gumplants · Grindelia |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spanish Gold with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.