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common goldfields

Lasthenia gracilis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 290, February 251, March 559, April 688, May 315, June 232, July 199, August 202, September 257, October 262, November 337, December 260.
California5,377
United States3,617
Nevada282
Mexico265
Baja California265
Arizona143
New Mexico2

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
Genusgoldfields · Lasthenia

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