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California chicory

Rafinesquia californica

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 California.January 206, February 179, March 186, April 592, May 523, June 165, July 141, August 144, September 182, October 186, November 240, December 185.
United States2,527
California2,269
Arizona162
Nevada93
Mexico25
Baja California25
Utah3

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
GenusPlumeseeds · Rafinesquia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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