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spearleaf rabbitbrush

Lorandersonia linifolia

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 Utah.January 3, February 2, March 3, April 6, May 8, June 5, July 4, August 4, September 3, October 3, November 3, December 2.
United States109
Utah45
Colorado27
Wyoming16
New Mexico12
Arizona4

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

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusLorandersonia

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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