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Sweet William Catchfly

Atocion armeria

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 Alaska.January 84, February 62, March 98, April 154, May 222, June 242, July 259, August 222, September 163, October 122, November 67, December 52.
United States3,578
Alaska1,747
Canada569
New York342
Ontario254
Massachusetts229
Germany173
Japan147
Pennsylvania130
Italy113

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

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familypink family · Caryophyllaceae
GenusAtocion

Study it in a deck

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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