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Fremont's pincushion

Chaenactis fremontii

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) corynah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 316, February 305, March 904, April 608, May 343, June 252, July 216, August 220, September 279, October 285, November 367, December 283.
California5,072
United States4,557
Nevada253
Arizona242
Utah11
Mexico8
Baja California8

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
  • 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
Genuspincushion plants · Chaenactis

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