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slender woolly-marbles

Psilocarphus tenellus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 133, February 115, March 128, April 495, May 244, June 106, July 91, August 93, September 118, October 120, November 154, December 119.
United States1,647
California1,462
Washington97
Canada91
British Columbia91
Mexico65
Baja California65
Oregon50
Nevada17
Idaho15

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
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.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
GenusWoolly-Marbles · Psilocarphus

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